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Andκαὶlook,ἰδοὺthere areεἰσὶνsomelastἔσχατοιwhoοἳwill beἔσονταιfirst,πρῶτοιandκαὶthere areεἰσὶνsomefirstπρῶτοιwhoοἳwill beἔσονταιlast.”ἔσχατοι
Luke 13:30
Study it in the app“And look, there are some last who will be first, and there are some first who will be last.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 13:30, word by word
- there areεἰσὶνeisin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “eisin” appears- lastἔσχατοιeschatoi
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatoi” appears- firstπρῶτοιprōtoi
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtoi” appears
The context
29And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
30 · This verse (above)
31In that very hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out and go from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”
To study Luke 13 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?