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And behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.”
And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, there are some [now] last who will be first [then], and there are some [now] first who will be last [then].
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
Look! Those who are last will be first and those who are first will be last.”
And notice that some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
There the ones who are now least important will be the most important, and those who are now most important will be least important.
And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
And behold— there are last ones who will be first, and there are first ones who will be last”.
And behold, they are last that shall be first; and they are first that shall be last.
People who have the lowest place in life now will have the highest place in God’s kingdom. And people who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in God’s kingdom.”
Listen! At that time, some people that are not important now will become the most important. And some people that are now the most important will not be important then.’
And note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
[Indeed; L Look; T Behold] There are those who are last now who will be first in the future. And there are those who are first now who will be last in the future.”
And behold, there are last, which shall be first, and there are first, which shall be last.
Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
Then those who are now last will be first, and those who are now first will be last.”
Note this: Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
Those who are last now will be first in the future. And those who are first now will be last in the future.”
You see, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.
So he went on his way through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way towards Jerusalem. Someone remarked, “Lord, are only a few men to be saved?” And Jesus told them, “You must do your utmost to get in through the narrow door, for many, I assure you, will try to do so and will not succeed, once the master of the house has got up and shut the door. Then you may find yourselves standing outside and knocking at the door crying, ‘Lord, please open the door for us.’ He will reply to you, ‘I don’t know who you are or where you come from.’ ‘But ...’ you will protest, ‘we have had meals with you, and you taught in our streets!’ Yet he will say to you, ‘I tell you I do not know where you have come from. Be off, you scoundrels!’ At that time there will be tears and bitter regret—to see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets inside the kingdom of God, and you yourselves excluded, outside! Yes, and people will come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and take their seats in the kingdom of God. There are some at the back now who will be in the front then, and there are some in front now who will then be far behind.”
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
And behold, some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And note this: some who are despised now will be greatly honored then; and some who are highly thought of now will be least important then.”
“That’s when you’ll find yourselves out in the cold, strangers to grace. You’ll watch Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets march into God’s kingdom. You’ll watch outsiders stream in from east, west, north, and south and sit down at the table of God’s kingdom. And all the time you’ll be outside looking in—and wondering what happened. This is the Great Reversal: the last in line put at the head of the line, and the so-called first ending up last.” * * *
Listen, there are the last who will be first, and the first who will be last.”
But take note, some who are last will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first and some are first who will be last.”
Indeed some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
There are those who are last now who will be first in the future. And there are those who are first now who will be last in the future.”
But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
Then the last will be first. And the first will be last.”
Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.’
And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”
Listen! Some are last who will be first. Some are first who will be last.”
And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.”
And behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.
Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.’
Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.’
Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And, listen to this: some who are last will be first, and some of the first will be last.”
And there are some acharonim who will be rishonim and there are some rishonim who will be acharonim.
“And behold, there are last who shall be first. And there are first who shall be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
And indeed, some are last who shall be first, and some are first who shall be last.”
That’s how it will be; some are last now who will be first then, and some are first now who will be last then.
Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”
Yes, some people who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.'
And lo! they that were the first, be the last; and they that were the last, be the first. [And lo! they that were first, be the last; and they that were last, be the first.]
and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'
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