1.9 KiB
Jesus answered, “Everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or property for my sake will receive 100 times more and will also receive eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.”
This is a direct quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation: “Jesus told them that everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or property for his sake will receive 100 times more and will also receive eternal life. He said that many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
has left
This could mean ‘has left behind’ or ‘has given up’ or ‘has counted as less important than God.’
for my sake
This may also be translated as: “because of me” or “on my account.”
100 times more
This could mean ‘very much more than he had before.’ (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first
Here first and last refer to people’s status or importance. Jesus is contrasting people’s status now with their status in the kingdom of heaven. Alternate translation: “But many who seem to be important now will be the least important, and many who seem to be unimportant now will be very important” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
many who are first will be last
This could mean ‘many people who are important now, will not be important then.’
many who are last will be first
This could mean ‘many people who are considered to not be very important on earth will be considered very important in heaven’ or ‘Many people who are considered now to be of little value on earth will be highly valued in heaven.’
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These references may be slightly different in some Bible translations.