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Matthew 20:16

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So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."

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Jericho was an oasis city east of Jerusalem in the Jordan Valley, while Jerusalem was Israel’s central city and the site of the temple. Though Matthew 20:16 concludes Jesus’ parable of the laborers, the surrounding journey toward Jerusalem frames his teaching about God’s sovereign grace before his death.

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Matthew 20:16 mentions Jericho and Jerusalem.

Jericho · Chaim
Jerusalem · Godot13

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