Matthew 20:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“So those who are last now will be first in the future. And those who are first now will be last in the future.”

Cross References

Matthew 19:30

Many people who are first now will be last in the future. And many who are last now will be first in the future.

Mark 10:31

Many people who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in the future. And the people who have the lowest place now will have the highest place then.”

Matthew 22:14

“Yes, many people are invited. But only a few are chosen.”

Luke 15:7

In the same way, I tell you, heaven is a happy place when one sinner decides to change. There is more joy for that one sinner than for 99 good people who don’t need to change.

Romans 9:30

So what does all this mean? It means that people who are not Jews were made right with God because of their faith, even though they were not trying to make themselves right.

Matthew 7:13

“You can enter true life only through the narrow gate. The gate to hell is very wide, and there is plenty of room on the road that leads there. Many people go that way.

Romans 8:30

God planned for them to be like his Son. He chose them and made them right with him. And after he made them right, he gave them his glory.

Luke 14:24

I tell you, not one of those people I invited first will eat any of this food I prepared.’”

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Also, we always thank God because of the way you accepted his message. You heard it and accepted it as God’s message, not our own. And it really is God’s message. And it works in you who believe.

Romans 5:20

The law was brought in so that more people would sin the way Adam did. But where sin increased, there was even more of God’s grace.

Luke 7:47

I tell you that her many sins are forgiven. This is clear, because she showed great love. People who are forgiven only a little will love only a little.”

Matthew 21:31

“Which of the two sons obeyed his father?” The Jewish leaders answered, “The first son.” Jesus said to them, “The truth is, you are worse than the tax collectors and the prostitutes. In fact, they will enter God’s kingdom before you enter.