So, the [person who seems to be] last will be first [i.e., in importance and blessings], but the [person who seems to be] first will [end up] being last.”
Matthew 19:30 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But many will be last [i.e., in importance and blessings] who [seem to] be first, and those [who seem to be] first will [end up] being last.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But many who [now] are first will be last [then], and many who [now] are last will be first [then]. American Standard Version (1901) But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last. Common English Bible But many who are first will be last. And many who are last will be first. Catholic Public Domain Version But many of those who are first shall be last, and the last shall be first." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And many that are first, shall be last: and the last shall be first. |
So, the [person who seems to be] last will be first [i.e., in importance and blessings], but the [person who seems to be] first will [end up] being last.”
But many that [appear to] be first [i.e., in importance and blessings] will [end up] being last. And [those appearing to] be last will [end up] being first.”
And certainly, those [who appear to be] last will be first [i.e., in importance and blessings], and those [who appear to be] first will [end up] being last.”
You [Christians] were running [the race of life] well; who hindered you [from making further progress] so that [now] you are no longer obeying the truth?
So, as long as God’s promise of entering into a state of rest with Him [still] remains, we should fear that someone among you will appear [in the end] to have fallen short of [attaining] it. [Note: In this section “entering into rest” refers to Israel entering Canaan (verses 6, 8) and to Christians entering heaven (verses 3, 9) . The “Sabbath day rest” is presented as a type of both].