Matthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first last.
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Isaiah 40:11
He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
Luke 12:32
Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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Ezekiel 48:1
Now these are the names of the tribes: from the north end, from the west on the way of Hethlon to the way into Hamath, in the direction of Hazar-enon, with the limit of Damascus to the north, by Hamath; and on the limit from the east side to the west side: Dan, one part.
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Matthew 19:27
Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?
Matthew 20:2
And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.
Matthew 20:3
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing;
Matthew 20:4
And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.
Matthew 20:5
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same.
Matthew 20:6
And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?
Matthew 20:7
They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.
Matthew 20:8
And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.
Matthew 20:9
And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.
Matthew 20:10
Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.
Matthew 20:11
And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house,
Matthew 20:12
Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.
Romans 11:35
Or who has first given to him, and it will be given back to him again?
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Matthew 20:17
And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,
Matthew 21:28
But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.
Matthew 21:29
And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.
Matthew 21:30
And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matthew 22:3
And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.
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Luke 14:24
For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
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Luke 17:18
Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
Romans 5:20
And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
Romans 9:30
What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
Romans 9:32
Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;
Romans 9:33
As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
Romans 11:6
But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.
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Matthew 24:24
For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
Matthew 24:31
And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.
Luke 13:23
And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,
Romans 8:33
Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
Romans 16:13
Give my love to Rufus, one of the Lord's selection, and to his mother and mine.
Ephesians 1:4
Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
Colossians 3:12
As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
2 Timothy 1:9
Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
2 Timothy 2:10
But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
1 Peter 1:2
Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
1 Peter 2:4
To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;
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