Matthew 20:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”
Matthew 20:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 20:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Matthew 20:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Matthew 20:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.””
Matthew 20:16 — World English Bible
Matthew 20:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So the last shall be first, and the first last. ”
Matthew 20:16 — American Standard Version
Matthew 20:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'”
Matthew 20:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 20:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones. ”
Matthew 20:16 — Darby Translation
Matthew 20:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.”
Matthew 20:16 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 20:16 in Context — Matthew 20
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
What Does Matthew 20:16 Mean?
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