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Luke 13:30 - Meaning and Application
Understand how this verse speaks to what you're facing and how to apply it today
Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.” "
Luke 13:30
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
28 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.
29 They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in God’s Kingdom.
30 Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”
31 On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”
32 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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Luke 13:1
"Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices."
Luke 13:2
"Jesus answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?"
Luke 13:3
"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."
Luke 13:4
"Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?"
Luke 13:5
"I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”"
Luke 13:6
"He spoke this parable. “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none."
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