LUKE 13:30 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) [ref]so listen: the last people will be the first ones, and the first ones will end up last.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And behold, there are last ones who will be first, and there are first ones who will be last.”

UST Think about this: Some people who seem the least important now will be the most important then, and others who seem important now will be the least important then.”

BLB And behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last."

AICNT “And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

OEB There are some who are last now who will then be first, and some who are first now who will then be last!’

WEBBE Behold, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

LSV and behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”

FBV For the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.”

TCNT And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

T4T Think about this: Some people whom others do not consider important now, God will make them very important then, and some people whom others consider very important now, God will make to be not important then.”

LEB And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

BBE And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

Moff Some are last who will be first,
⇔ and some are first who will be last."

Wymth And I tell you that some now last will then be first, and some now first will then be last."

ASV And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

DRA And behold, they are last that shall be first; and they are first that shall be last.

YLT and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'

Drby And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

RV And behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

SLT And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Wbstr And behold, there are last, who shall be first; and there are first who shall be last.

KJB-1769 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

KJB-1611 And behold, there are last, which shall be first; and there are first, which shall be last.
(Same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And beholde, there are last, which shalbe first: And there are first, which shalbe last.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Gnva And beholde, there are last, which shalbe first, and there are first, which shalbe last.
(And behold, there are last, which shall be first, and there are first, which shall be last. )

Cvdl And beholde, there are last, which shal be fyrst: and there are first, which shalbe last.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

TNT And beholde ther are last which shalbe fyrst: And ther are fyrst which shalbe last.
(And behold there are last which shall be first: And there are first which shall be last. )

Wycl And lo! thei that weren the firste, ben the laste; and thei that weren the laste, ben the firste.
(And lo! they that were the first, been the laste; and they that were the last, been the first.)

Luth Und siehe, es sind Letzte, die werden die Ersten sein; und sind Erste, die werden die Letzten sein.
(And see/look, it are Letzte, the become the Ersten be; and are Erste, the become the Letzten be.)

ClVg Et ecce sunt novissimi qui erunt primi, et sunt primi qui erunt novissimi.
(And behold are last who/which they_will_be first, and are first who/which they_will_be last. )

UGNT καὶ ἰδοὺ, εἰσὶν ἔσχατοι οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι, καὶ εἰσὶν πρῶτοι οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι.
(kai idou, eisin esⱪatoi hoi esontai prōtoi, kai eisin prōtoi hoi esontai esⱪatoi.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἰδοὺ εἰσὶν ἔσχατοι οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι, καὶ εἰσὶν πρῶτοι οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι.
(kai idou eisin esⱪatoi hoi esontai prōtoi, kai eisin prōtoi hoi esontai esⱪatoi.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἰδού, εἰσὶν ἔσχατοι οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι, καὶ εἰσὶν πρῶτοι οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι.
(Kai idou, eisin esⱪatoi hoi esontai prōtoi, kai eisin prōtoi hoi esontai esⱪatoi.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἰδού, εἰσὶν ἔσχατοι οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι, καὶ εἰσὶ πρῶτοι οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι.
(Kai idou, eisin esⱪatoi hoi esontai prōtoi, kai eisi prōtoi hoi esontai esⱪatoi. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:22–30: The entrance to the kingdom of God is like a narrow door

In this section Jesus advised people to do their best to enter the kingdom of God while there was still time. He spoke figuratively about this, using the figure of entering through the narrow door. After the owner of the house closed the door, many would try to enter but they would not be able to do so.

Some other headings for this section are:

Jesus warned that many people would not be able to enter the kingdom of God

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 7:13–14 and 21–23.

Paragraph 13:28–30

In this paragraph Jesus stopped talking in a parable and began talking directly about God’s kingdom. He spoke about two kinds of people: those who will be in God’s kingdom and those who will be in a place of punishment outside of God’s kingdom. Matthew 8:11–12 is a parallel passage.

13:30a

And indeed, some who are last will be first,

Indeed/Yes, some people who are now last will then be first,
In fact, many/some of those who are not important to people now will be very important to God then.

And indeed: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as And indeed, literally “And behold,” introduces something that is important and also unexpected. It indicates that the listener should give it special attention. In this context, the unexpected statement that Jesus is about to make is also closely related to what he has just said about Jews and Gentiles. Consider whether there is an expression in your language that has a similar function.

This Greek phrase is not easy to translate into English. Some versions, such as the RSV, translate it as “And behold.” Other versions, such as the NJB, translate it as “Look.” Still other English versions, including the GNT, do not translate it here. Other examples in English are:

Yes, and some who are now last… (REB)

And note this: Some who seem… (NLT)

some who are last will be first: The expression some who are last will be first means that God will consider as very important many people whom others say are not important. In the context this includes Gentiles, whom the Jews considered as less important than themselves. It can also include any other people whom others do not honor or think important. Some other ways to translate this clause are:

Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then (NLT)

There are those who have the lowest place in life now who will have the highest place in the future. (NCV)

last: The word last here means “last in importance” or “unimportant.” It does not primarily mean last in time or last in line, though it could include the idea that the Gentiles learned about God after the Jews.

first: The word first here means “important.” It refers to those whom God will favor and honor in his kingdom. It does not primarily refer to being first in time or place. However, it could include the idea that the Jews were the first to know about the true God and hear the gospel of Christ.

13:30b

and some who are first will be last.”

and some people who are now first will then be last.”
And many/some of those whom people consider to be important today, God will consider them unimportant then.”

and some who are first will be last: This expression is the opposite of 13:30a. It contains implied information from that verse part. In many languages it will be necessary to fill in the implied information. For example:

and there are those who are first now who will be last

Jesus meant that many people who have high status on this earth will have low status in God’s kingdom. God will not give them important positions, even though people considered them important on earth. Other ways to translate this expression are:

and some who are the greatest now will be least important then (NLT)

And there are those who have the highest place now who will have the lowest place in the future (NCV)

You should translate this verse part using terms that correspond to those you used in 13:30a.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού εἰσίν ἔσχατοι οἵ ἔσονται πρῶτοι καί εἰσίν πρῶτοι οἵ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι)

Jesus uses this expression to call attention to what he is about to say. Alternate translation: [Indeed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰσὶν ἔσχατοι οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού εἰσίν ἔσχατοι οἵ ἔσονται πρῶτοι καί εἰσίν πρῶτοι οἵ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι)

Being last represents having few privileges, being first represents having many privileges. Alternate translation: [people who are not privileged now will come to have great privileges]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἔσχατοι

last_‹ones›

Jesus is using the adjective last as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. ULT adds the word ones to show that. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this term with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [people who are not privileged]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰσὶν πρῶτοι οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού εἰσίν ἔσχατοι οἵ ἔσονται πρῶτοι καί εἰσίν πρῶτοι οἵ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι)

Being first represents having many privileges, and being last represents having few privileges. Alternate translation: [people who are greatly privileged now will lose those privileges]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πρῶτοι

first_‹ones›

Jesus is using the adjective first as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. ULT adds the word ones to show that. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this term with an equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [people who are greatly privileged]

Parallel LUKE 13:30

Section 13:22–30: The entrance to the kingdom of God is like a narrow door

Paragraph 13:28–30

13:30a

13:30b