"Sothe lastshall be first,and the firstlast."
"But many[who are] firstwill be last;and [the] last,first.
"Whichof the twodidthe willof his father?"They said,"The first."Jesussaidto them, "TrulyI sayto you that the tax collectorsand prostituteswill getinto the kingdomof Godbeforeyou.
"For manyare called,but few[are] chosen."
"Enterthroughthe narrowgate; for the gateis wideand the wayis broadthat leadsto destruction,and thereare manywho enterthroughit.
"But many[who are] firstwill be last,and the last,first."
For I tellyou, noneof thosemenwho were invitedshall tasteof my dinner.'"
"I tellyou that in the same way,there will be [more] joyin heavenoveronesinnerwho repentsthanoverninety-ninerighteous personswhoneednorepentance.
"For thisreasonI sayto you, her sins,which are many,have been forgiven,for she lovedmuch;but he whois forgivenlittle,loveslittle."
The Lawcamein sothat the transgressionwould increase;but wheresinincreased,graceabounded all the more,
and thesewhomHe predestined,He alsocalled;and thesewhomHe called,He alsojustified;and thesewhomHe justified,He alsoglorified.
Whatshall we saythen?That Gentiles,who did not pursuerighteousness,attainedrighteousness,eventhe righteousnesswhich is by faith;
For thisreasonwe alsoconstantlythankGodthat when you receivedthe wordof Godwhichyou heardfrom us, you accepted[it] not [as] the wordof men,but [for] whatit reallyis, the wordof God,whichalsoperforms its workin you who believe.
