Luke 18:28-30 Part 1 of 2

Peter said, "We've left our homes to follow you."  "Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come."

Peter said, "We've left our homes to follow you."

Matthew 4:19-20  Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!" And they left their nets at once and followed him. (see Mark 1:16-18, Luke 5:8-11)

Matthew 4:21-22  A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind. (See Mark 1:19-20)

Matthew 9:9  As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew (Levi) sitting at his tax collector's booth. "Follow me and be my disciple," Jesus said to him. so Matthew got up and followed him. (See Mark 2:13-14, Luke 5:27-28)

Matthew 10:37-38  "If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine."

Luke 14:26-27  "If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison--your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple."

Matthew 16:24  Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross and follow me." (see also Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23)

Matthew 19:27  Then Peter said to him, "We've given up everything to follow you. What will we get?" (see Mark 10:28)

 

"Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,..." 

Matthew 19:29a  "And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property for my sake, ..." (see Mark 10:29) 

 

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