Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 20:16
Matthew 20:16 contradicts following 46 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Matthew 20:16 for quick understanding.
Matthew 20:16: So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Genesis 17:6 | And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. |
| 2. | Genesis 33:2 | And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. |
| 3. | Genesis 37:6 | And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: |
| 4. | Genesis 37:7 | For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. |
| 5. | Genesis 39:22 | And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer [of it]. |
| 6. | Genesis 44:27 | And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two [sons]: |
| 7. | Genesis 48:18 | And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this [is] the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. |
| 8. | Genesis 48:19 | And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. [multitude: Heb. fulness] |
| 9. | Genesis 49:28 | All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel: and this [is it] that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. |
| 10. | Numbers 4:33 | This [is] the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. |
| 11. | Numbers 26:56 | According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few. |
| 12. | Joshua 3:7 | And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee. |
| 13. | Judges 9:1 | And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, |
| 14. | 1 Samuel 30:24 | For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part [is] that goeth down to the battle, so [shall] his part [be] that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. |
| 15. | 2 Samuel 23:19 | Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three. |
| 16. | 1 Chronicles 5:24 | And these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, [and] heads of the house of their fathers. [famous...: Heb. men of names] |
| 17. | 1 Chronicles 26:10 | Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for [though] he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) |
| 18. | 2 Chronicles 11:22 | And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king. |
| 19. | Nehemiah 7:56 | The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. |
| 20. | Esther 9:4 | For Mordecai [was] great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. |
| 21. | Job 3:19 | The small and great are there; and the servant [is] free from his master. |
| 22. | Psalms 99:2 | The LORD [is] great in Zion; and he [is] high above all the people. |
| 23. | Psalms 110:3 | Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. [from...: or, more than the womb of the morning: thou shalt have, etc] |
| 24. | Proverbs 3:34 | Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
| 25. | Ecclesiastes 10:7 | I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. |
| 26. | Ezekiel 46:10 | And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth. |
| 27. | Daniel 5:19 | And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. |
| 28. | Matthew 19:30 | But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be] first. |
| 29. | Matthew 20:3 | And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, |
| 30. | Matthew 20:11 | And when they had received [it], they murmured against the goodman of the house, |
| 31. | Matthew 22:2 | And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. |
| 32. | Matthew 25:21 | His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. |
| 33. | Mark 9:35 | And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all. |
| 34. | Luke 7:28 | For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. |
| 35. | Luke 12:44 | Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. |
| 36. | Luke 12:48 | But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. |
| 37. | Luke 13:30 | And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. |
| 38. | Luke 14:22 | And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. |
| 39. | Luke 17:7 | But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? |
| 40. | Luke 19:26 | For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. |
| 41. | Acts 9:15 | But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: |
| 42. | 1 Corinthians 9:24 | Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. |
| 43. | Galatians 4:7 | Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. |
| 44. | 2 Timothy 2:6 | The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. [that...: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits] |
| 45. | James 4:10 | Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. |
| 46. | Revelation 2:26 | And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: |
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