Matthew 19:29
And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
30"But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.
Cross References
Matthew 6:33But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.
Matthew 10:22And you will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End--he will be saved.
Matthew 13:8But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.
Matthew 16:25For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 25:34"Then the King will say to those at His right, "`Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.
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 →