30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. …
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-30)We have here, I. A question put to our Lord Jesus. Who it was that put it we are not told, whether a friend or a foe; for he both gave a great liberty of questioning him and returned answers to the thoughts and intents of the heart. The question was, Are there few that are saved ? Luke 13:23: ei oligoi hoi sozomenoi —“ If the saved be few ? Master, I have heard thou shouldest say so; is it true?”…
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