But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

然而，有许多在前的，将要在后；在后的，将要在前。”

然而，有许多在前的，将要在后；在后的，将要在前。”

然而，有许多在前的，将要在后；在后的，将要在前。”

然而，许多为首的将要殿后，殿后的将要为首。”

然而许多在前的将要在后，在后的将要在前。”

不过许多在前的，将要在后；许多在后的，将要在前。

然而，有許多在前的，將要在後；在後的，將要在前。」

然而，有許多在前的，將要在後；在後的，將要在前。」

然而，有許多在前的，將要在後；在後的，將要在前。」

然而，許多為首的將要殿後，殿後的將要為首。」

然而許多在前的將要在後，在後的將要在前。”

然而有許多首先的必成了末後的，末後的必成了首先的！

不過許多在前的，將要在後；許多在後的，將要在前。

然多有先者將為後、後者將為先也、

然先者多為後、後者多為先也、

然多有先者將為後、後者將為先也、

顧多有後來居先。先來居後者焉。』

But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

But many who are first will be last. And many who are last will be first.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

But many[ that are] first shall be last; and the last[ shall be] first.

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

So the last will be first, and the first last.”

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but( as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,just as it is written,“ Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘ God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said,“ The first.” Jesus said to them,“ I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

( Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?