Matthew 19:27
Then answered Cephas, and said to him: Lo, we have forsaken every thing, and come after thee: What therefore shall we receive?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man sitting at the custom-house, whose name was Matthew. 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 Cephas began to say: Lo, we have left every thing, and have cleaved to thee.
Luke 5:27And after these things, Jesus went out and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting among the publicans; and he said to him: Come after me.
Luke 15:29And he said to his father: Lo, these many years have I labored in thy service, and never transgressed thy command; and thou never gavest 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 →