KJV King James Version
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 19:29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
WEB World English Bible
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
ASV American Standard Version
And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name’s sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;
Surrounding context — Matthew 19
26 But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be] first.
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandπᾶςG3956 · pasallὅστιςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἀφῆκενG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveοἰκίαςG3614 · oikiahomeἢG2228 · ēorἀδελφοὺςG80 · adelphosbrotherἢG2228 · ēorἀδελφὰςG79 · adelphēsisterἢG2228 · ēorπατέραG3962 · patērfatherἢG2228 · ēorμητέραG3384 · mētērmotherἢG2228 · ēorγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanἢG2228 · ēorτέκναG5043 · teknonchildἢG2228 · ēorἀγροὺςG68 · agrosField ofἕνεκενG1752 · heneka, ehinekenbecause ofτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀνόματόςG3686 · onomanameμου,G3165 · memeἑκατονταπλασίοναG1542 · hekatontaplasiōna hundred timesλήμψεταιG2983 · lambanōto takeκαὶG2532 · kaiandζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιονG166 · aiōnioseternalκληρονομήσει.¶G2816 · klēronomeōto inherit
Cross-references
Luke 18:29-30And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,Mark 10:29-30And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,Luke 14:26If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.Matthew 16:25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.Matthew 10:37-38He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.1 Peter 4:14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.Matthew 10:22And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.John 15:19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Acts 9:16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.Matthew 8:21-22And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:1 Corinthians 2:9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.Matthew 19:16And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?Matthew 13:23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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