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Soοὕτωςthe lastοἱ ἔσχατοιwill beἔσονταιfirst,πρῶτοιandκαὶthe firstοἱ πρῶτοιlast.”ἔσχατοι
Matthew 20:16
Study it in the app“So the last will be first, and the first last.””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:16, word by word
- the lastἔσχατοιeschatoi
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatoi” appears- will beἔσονταιesontai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esontai” appears- firstπρῶτοιprōtoi
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtoi” appears
The context
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’
16 · This verse (above)
17And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
To study Matthew 20 in a group
1. What it says
How much did the vineyard owner pay the workers, both those hired in the morning and those in the evening (vv. 9–10)?
2. What it means
What does the owner's reply teach: “Is your eye evil because I am good?” (v. 15)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says whoever wants to be great must serve (vv. 26–28). Whom can you serve today expecting nothing back?