Luke 18:29
27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
And 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,
30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
31 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
- KJV
- And 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,
- WEB
- He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God`s sake,
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
- BLB
- And He said to them, “Truly I say to you⁺ that there is no one who left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
- ÅB
- Da sa han til dem: Sannelig sier jeg dere: Det er ingen som har forlatt hus eller hustru eller brødre eller foreldre eller barn for Guds rikes skyld
- OTB
- Jesus sa til dem: “Sannelig sier Jeg dere, det er ingen som har forlatt hus, eller kone, eller brødre, eller foreldre, eller barn for Guds rikes skyld
- B1930
- Da sa han til dem: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Det er ingen som har forlatt hus eller hustru eller brødre eller foreldre eller barn for Guds rikes skyld
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 10:29–31
And 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,
Read in contextMatthew 10:37–39
He 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.
Read in contextLuke 14:26–28
If 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.
Read in contextMatthew 19:28–30
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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:9
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
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