Matthew 20:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”
Matthew 20:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 20:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Matthew 20:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Matthew 20:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.””
Matthew 20:16 — World English Bible
Matthew 20:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So the last shall be first, and the first last.”
Matthew 20:16 — American Standard Version
Matthew 20:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'”
Matthew 20:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 20:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.”
Matthew 20:16 — Darby Translation
Matthew 20:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.”
Matthew 20:16 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 20:16 in Context — Matthew 20
14 Toma lo que es tuyo, y vete; mas quiero dar á este postrero, como á ti.
15 ¿No me es lícito á mí hacer lo que quiero con lo mío? ó ¿es malo tu ojo, porque yo soy bueno?
16 Así los primeros serán postreros, y los postreros primeros: porque muchos son llamados, mas pocos escogidos.
17 Y subiendo Jesús á Jerusalem, tomó sus doce discípulos aparte en el camino, y les dijo:
18 He aquí subimos á Jerusalem, y el Hijo del hombre será entregado á los príncipes de los sacerdotes y á los escribas, y le condenarán á muerte;
What Does Matthew 20:16 Mean?
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