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Matthew 20:16

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the last: Matthew 8:11-12, Matthew 19:30, Matthew 21:31; Mark 10:31; Luke 7:47, Luke 13:28-30, Luke 15:7, Luke 17:17-18; John 12:19-22; Romans 5:20, Romans 9:30

for: Matthew 7:13, Matthew 22:14; Luke 14:24; Romans 8:30; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; James 1:23-25

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