Matthew 19:30 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁰ 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 versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁰ But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁰ But many who [now] are first will be last [then], and many who [now] are last will be first [then].

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁰ But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.

Common English Bible

³⁰ But many who are first will be last. And many who are last will be first.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁰ But many of those who are first shall be last, and the last shall be first."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁰ And many that are first, shall be last: and the last shall be first.

Matthew 19:30 Cross References

Matthew 20:16

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.”

Mark 10:31

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.”

Luke 13:30

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.”

Galatians 5:7

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?

Hebrews 4:1

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].