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Matthew 19:27 Cross-References
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“Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?”
Matthew 19:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 19:27
Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee (ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι, idou hēmeis aphēkamen panta kai ēkolouthēsamen soi)—Peter's response reflects a mixture of genuine commitment and self-justifying comparison. The perfect tense of ἀφίημι (aphiēmi, to leave, forsake) emphasizes the completed action with continuing results: they had abandoned their livelihoods and remained in that state. Following (ἀκολουθέω, akoloutheō) implies continuous discipleship, not merely physical accompaniment.What shall we have therefore? (τί ἄρα ἔσται ἡμῖν, ti ara estai hēmin)—Peter's qu...
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Cross-References for Matthew 19:27
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“and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus”
“Look, we have left everything, and followed you.”
“they left everything”
“Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
“'Behold”
“Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”
“And they straightway left their nets”
“and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office”
“and of his mother”
“he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him”