Matthew 20:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”

Matthew 20:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 20:169 words

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

ἔσονταιesontaiam, have been, is I

οἱhoithe

ἔσχατοιeschatoiends of, last, latter end

πρῶτοιprōtoibefore, beginning, best

καὶkaiand / also

οἱhoithe

πρῶτοιprōtoibefore, beginning, best

ἔσχατοιeschatoiends of, last, latter end

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

ἔσονταιesontaiam, have been, is I

οἱhoithe

ἔσχατοιeschatoiends of, last, latter end

πρῶτοιprōtoibefore, beginning, best

καὶkaiand / also

οἱhoithe

πρῶτοιprōtoibefore, beginning, best

ἔσχατοιeschatoiends of, last, latter end

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