Mark 10:31 Cross References - Living_Oracles

³¹ But many shall be first, who are last, and last, who are first.

¹¹ But I assure you, that many will come from the east and from the west, and will be placed at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven, ¹² while the sons of the kingdom shall be thrust out into outer darkness, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³⁰ But many shall be first that are last, and last that are first.

¹⁶ Thus the last shall be first, and first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.

³¹ Now, which of the two obeyed his father? They said, The first. Jesus replied, Indeed, I say to you, even the publicans and harlots show you the way into the kingdom of God.

²⁹ All the people, even the publicans, who heard John, have, by receiving immersion from him, honored God; ³⁰ whereas, the Pharisees and the lawyers, in not being immersed by him, have rejected the counsel of God with regard to themselves.

⁴⁰ Then Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. He answered, Say it, Rabbi. ⁴¹ A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, the other fifty. ⁴² But not having the means to pay, he freely forgave them both. Say, then, which of them will love him most? ⁴³ Simon answered, I suppose he whom he forgave most? Jesus replied, You have judged right. ⁴⁴ Then turning to the woman, he said, Simon, Do you see this woman? When I came to your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You gave me no kiss; but she, since she entered, has not ceased kissing my feet. ⁴⁶ You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with balsam. ⁴⁷ Wherefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; therefore, her love is great. But he to whom little is forgiven, has little love.

³⁰ And, behold, they are last, who shall be first; and they are first, who shall be last.

¹¹ The Pharisee standing by himself, prayed thus: -O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ¹² I fast twice a-week. I give tithes of all that I possess. ¹³ But the publican, standing at a distance, and not daring so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, smote his breast, and cried, God, be merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴ I assure you, that this man returned home more approved than the other: for whoever exalts himself, shall be humbled; but whoever humbles himself, shall be exalted.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas, with great freedom of speech, said, It was necessary, that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you thrust it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life; behold, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so the Lord has charged us, saying, "I have set you for a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth." ⁴⁸ And the Gentiles hearing this, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were disposed for eternal life, believed.

³⁰ What shall we say, then, that the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have attained justification, even a justification which is by faith? ³¹ But Israel, who followed a law of justification, have not attained to a law of justification. ³² Why? Because they sought it not by faith; but, as it were, by works of law: for they stumbled, at the stone of stumbling. ³³ As it is written, "Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whosoever believes on it, shall not be ashamed."