Mark 10:31 Cross References - Worsley

³¹ But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.

¹¹ but I tell you, that many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; ¹² and the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

¹⁶ Is thine eye evil because I am good? Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.

³¹ Now which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto Him, The first. Jesus replied, Verily I say unto you, that publicans and prostitutes enter into the kingdom of God before you:

²⁹ ---and all the people that heard him, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John; ³⁰ but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

⁴⁰ And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.) ⁴¹ A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed him five hundred denaries, and the other fifty: ⁴² and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? ⁴³ And Simon answered, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged: ⁴⁴ and turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. ⁴⁵ Thou gavest me not the respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶ Thou didst not anoint my head with common oil, but she hath anointed even my feet with sweet ointment. ⁴⁷ Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

³⁰ And behold, there are some last who shall be first, and there are first that shall be last.

¹¹ The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican. ¹² I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of all that I possess. ¹³ But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but since ye reject it, and judge not yourselves worthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles: ⁴⁷ for so the Lord hath commanded us, saying, "I have appointed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the utmost part of the earth." ⁴⁸ And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were determined for eternal life believed.

³⁰ What shall we say then? that the Gentiles, who sought not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; ³¹ but Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness: why? ³² because they sought it not by faith, but by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone; ³³ as it is written, "Behold I lay in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence:" and again, "Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed."