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Is “The last shall be first” in the Bible?
Yes. “The last shall be first” is in the Bible, at Matthew 20:16. Jesus says it at the end of his story about vineyard workers who are all paid the same.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 20:16.
Jesus says it at the end of his story about vineyard workers who are all paid the same.
The verse
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Matthew 20:16 · open the chapter →
What it means there
God’s kingdom does not rank people the way the world does. Those who expect to be at the front may find themselves behind people they overlooked.
Also in the Bible
But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
Matthew 19:30 · open the chapter →
Many who are first, though, will be last, and those who are last will be first.”
Mark 10:31 · open the chapter →
And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
Luke 13:30 · open the chapter →
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Is “The last shall be first” in the Bible?
Yes. “The last shall be first” is in the Bible, at Matthew 20:16. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it at the end of his story about vineyard workers who are all paid the same.
Where in the Bible is “The last shall be first”?
In Matthew 20:16, and also Matthew 19:30, Mark 10:31 and Luke 13:30. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 20:16 reads: “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.””
Who said “The last shall be first”?
Jesus says it at the end of his story about vineyard workers who are all paid the same.
What does “The last shall be first” mean in the Bible?
God’s kingdom does not rank people the way the world does. Those who expect to be at the front may find themselves behind people they overlooked.
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