Luke 13:29–30
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13:29Then99 people100 will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet table101 in the kingdom of God.10213:30But103 indeed,104 some are last105 who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
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- 99 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events in the discourse.
- 100 Grk “they”; the referent (people who will come to participate in the kingdom) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 101 Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away. The word “banquet” has been supplied to clarify for the modern reader the festive nature of the imagery The banquet imagery is a way to describe the fellowship and celebration of accompanying those who are included as the people of God at the end.
- 102 The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20–21.
- 103 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
- 104 Grk “behold.”
- 105 Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last. Jesus’ answer is that some who are expected to be there (many from Israel) will not be there, while others not expected to be present (from other nations) will be present. The question is not, “Will the saved be few?” (see v. 23), but “Will it be you?”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They will come from east and west, from north and south, to share the banquet in the kingdom of God. Note this: Some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God. And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, and some who are the greatest now will be least important then.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
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