Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 13:30 in context
Luke 13:27–33
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He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.’
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There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God’s Kingdom, and yourselves being thrown outside.
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They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in God’s Kingdom.
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Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”
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On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”
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He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.
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Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, for it can’t be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.’
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