Mark 10:31

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

American Standard Version (1901)

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Bible in Basic English

But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

Free Bible Version

However, many of the first will be last, and the last first.”

Geneva Bible 1599

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

King James (Authorized) Version

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

One Unity Resource Bible

But many who are first will be last; and the last first.”

Plain English Version

People that are important leaders today will find out later that they are nothing. God will make them workers for everybody. And people that are just workers today will be the important leaders later.”

Translation for Translators

But I warn you all: Many of you who now consider yourselves to be very important will be unimportant at that future time, and many of you who now consider yourselves to be unimportant will be very important at that future time!”

Unlocked Literal Bible

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Noah Webster Bible

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

World English Bible

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Young's Literal Translation

and many first shall be last, and the last first.'

Context

The Rich Young Man

³⁰will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.³¹But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

Sermons

What Will Your End Be?

Anton Bosch

Summary

In Mark 10:31, Jesus teaches his disciples about the rewards of following Him wholeheartedly. He emphasizes that those who sacrifice for the sake of the gospel will receive blessings both in this life and in the life to come. This verse encourages believers to prioritize their commitment to Christ above all else, trusting in His promises of eternal rewards. Jesus' words serve as a reminder that God's kingdom values differ from the world's standards, urging believers to have faith in His provision and sovereignty.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him,.... The Gentiles, as the Roman soldiers did; the one at the connivance, and the other by the order of their governor: and shall spit upon him; on his face, as the Syriac and Persic versions render it, and as they did; see Mar 15:19. This clause is placed by the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, between the two former; though, according to the order in which these things were executed, he was first scourged, then mocked, and then spit upon: all which express both the cruel and indecent usage he was to meet with: and shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. The Persic version between these two clauses read, "and shall put him in a grave"; which is not in any copy of this text, nor in any other version; nor indeed was this done by the Gentiles, but by Joseph of Arimathea.