Matthew 19:27

Then Peter answered and said to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee; what, then, shall we have?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

In Context

26But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.

28Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, That, in the restoration, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed by from that place, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Mark 1:17And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Mark 10:28And Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee.

Luke 5:27And after these tilings, he went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me.

Luke 15:29But he answered and said to his father, Behold, for so many years do I serve you, and never have I transgressed your commandment, and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:24-30

The Recompense of Christ's Followers. 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 27 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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