Bible Strands
Luke 18:30
will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus completes his address to the Twelve, linking the promise directly to those who abandon home and family for the kingdom of God. He delivers this declaration immediately before announcing his journey to Jerusalem to fulfill prophetic Scripture.
The words — The Greek οὐχὶ μὴ ἀπολάβῃ (ouchi mē apolabē) employs a double negative to emphatically state that no one "will certainly not receive back." The modifier πολλαπλασίονα (pollaplasiona) specifies the quantity as "manifold more" or "many times over."
The thread — The pattern of multiplied restoration after loss appears in Job 42:10, where God doubles Job’s former possessions. The assurance of sustained provision and presence is echoed in Hebrews 13:5, which guarantees God’s permanent commitment to those who follow him.
Why it lands — The text states that sacrificial obedience yields proportional restoration in the present age and eternal life in the next. It requires a reader to weigh present loss against guaranteed future return without relying on emotional justification.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Cross-references
- Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
- Matthew 12:32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
- Luke 12:31 But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Psalms 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Psalms 63:4 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
- Psalms 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalms 119:72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- Psalms 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!