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Matthew 20:16 - Compare All Versions

Matthew 20:16 NIV (New International Version)

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

Matthew 20:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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

Matthew 20:16 NLT (New Living Translation)

“So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”

Matthew 20:16 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

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

Matthew 20:16 KJV (King James Version)

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 20:16 NKJV (New King James Version)

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”

Matthew 20:16 MSG (The Message)

“Here it is again, the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first.”

Matthew 20:16 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

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

Matthew 20:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)

So those who are last [in this world] shall be first [in the world to come], and those who are first, last.”

Matthew 20:16 NET (New English Translation)

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