Luke 13:30

30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”

Luke 13:30 in Other Translations

30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

30 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. ”

30 This is the Great Reversal: the last in line put at the head of the line, and the so-called first ending up last.

30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

30 Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last."

30 Note this: some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

30 Then the last will be first. And the first will be last."

Luke 13:30 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 13:30

And behold, there are last which shall be first
The Gentiles, the most mean and abject, afar from God, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, called last of all; these shall be first, and sit down among patriarchs and prophets, men of the first rank here on earth, in the kingdom of heaven, and enjoy the same glory and happiness with them:

and there are first which shall be last:
the Jews, who were first the visible professing people of God, to whom the oracles of God, and outward privileges and ordinances were given; who had the Messiah first sent to them, and the Gospel first preached among them; these shall be last, be rejected and despised, and shut out of the kingdom of heaven, they thought themselves heirs of, and expected to enjoy; see ( Matthew 19:30 ) ( 20:16 ) .

Luke 13:30 In-Context

28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.

29 People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.”

32 He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 19:30