Matthew 19:27

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Summary

Matthew 19:27

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

We have forsaken

What

General references

Matthew 4:20

Luke 5:28

Luke 18:28

Bible References

We have forsaken

And at once they left the nets and followed Him.

And as He was passing along from there, He saw a man named Matthew in his seat at the tax-collector's desk, and He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him.

So Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishermen for catching men."

And as He was passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting in the tax-collector's office, and He said to him, "Follow me." Then he got up and followed Him.

Then Peter started to say to Him, "We have left everything we had and followed you."

So after they had brought the boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

"Just so, no one of you who does not forsake everything that he has, can be a disciple of mine.

Then Peter said to Him, "We have left our very own, homes and all, and have followed you."

Yes, indeed, I certainly do count everything as loss compared with the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have lost everything, and value it all as mere refuse, in order to gain Christ

What

And those who were hired first, when they came, supposed that they would receive more, but they too received twenty cents each.

But he answered his father, 'See! I have served you all these years and have never disobeyed a command of yours, but you have never given me even a kid, so that I could celebrate with my friends.

so that no mortal man might ever boast in the presence of God.

For who makes you superior? And what do you have that you did not get from someone? But if you got it from someone, why do you boast as though you had not?

General references

And at once they left the nets and followed Him.

So he left everything behind, got up and followed Him.

Then Peter said to Him, "We have left our very own, homes and all, and have followed you."