Mark 10:30

will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples, continuing His response to Peter’s inquiry about those who have left home, family, and fields for His sake and the gospel.

The words — ἑκατονταπλασιόν (hekatontaplasion) means a hundredfold, and νῦν (nun) denotes the present time.

The thread — The dual promise of multiplied present-age provision and future eternal life runs through Luke 18:30, while the willingness to count all possessions as loss for Christ’s sake connects to Philippians 3:8 and the paradox of spiritual wealth amid material poverty in 2 Corinthians 6:10.

Why it lands — The text states that those who abandon possessions and family will receive a hundredfold in relationships and material goods now, alongside persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come. It requires a reader to accept present sacrifice and suffering as the explicit condition for future reward, without promising immediate comfort or exemption from hardship.

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The Greek words

King James Version

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Cross-references

Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Luke 18:30 will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
2 Corinthians 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
1 Timothy 6:6 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”