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Matthew 19:30
But many who are first will be last. And many who are last will be first.
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Matthew 22:14
“ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
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Mark 10:31
But many who are first will be last. And the last will be first.”
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Luke 13:28-30
“ You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out.People will come from east and west and north and south. They will take their places at the feast in God’s kingdom.Then the last will be first. And the first will be last.”
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Luke 14:24
I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ ”
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Luke 17:17-18
Jesus asked,“ Weren’t all ten healed? Where are the other nine?Didn’t anyone else return and give praise to God except this outsider?”
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Romans 8:30
And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.
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Matthew 7:13
“ Enter God’s kingdom through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to ruin. Many people go that way.
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Luke 15:7
I tell you, it will be the same in heaven. There will be great joy when one sinner turns away from sin. Yes, there will be more joy than for 99 godly people who do not need to turn away from their sins.
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James 1:23-25
Suppose someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says. Then they are like a person who looks at their face in a mirror.After looking at themselves, they leave. And right away they forget what they look like.But suppose someone takes a good look at the perfect law that gives freedom. And they keep looking at it. Suppose they don’t forget what they’ve heard, but they do what the law says. Then this person will be blessed in what they do.
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1 Thessalonians 2 13
We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.
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John 12:19-22
So the Pharisees said to one another,“ This isn’t getting us anywhere. Look how the whole world is following him!”There were some Greeks among the people who went up to worship during the feast.They came to ask Philip for a favor. Philip was from Bethsaida in Galilee.“ Sir,” they said,“ we would like to see Jesus.”Philip went to tell Andrew. Then Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
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2 Thessalonians 2 13-2 Thessalonians 2 14
Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.He chose you to be saved by accepting the good news that we preach. And you will share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Luke 7:47
So I tell you this. Her many sins have been forgiven. She has shown that she understands this by her great acts of love. But whoever has been forgiven only a little loves only a little.”
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Romans 9:30
What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
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Matthew 21:31
“ Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?”“ The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. Tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.
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Romans 5:20
The law was given so that sin would increase. But where sin increased, God’s grace increased even more.
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Matthew 8:11-12
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west. They will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of heaven. They will sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.But those who think they belong in the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will weep and grind their teeth.”