Bible Strands
Matthew 19:27
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter speaks to Jesus immediately after Jesus declares that salvation is impossible for man but possible for God.
The words — ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) means "answering" or "replying," and ἰδοὺ (idou) translates literally as "behold" or "look," marking Peter’s direct response to Jesus’ statement.
The thread — Peter’s declaration about leaving everything to follow Jesus appears in Luke 18:28, while the theme of forsaking all for Christ aligns with Luke 5:11 and Philippians 3:8.
Why it lands — The text records Peter’s question about his reward before Jesus answers with the promise of twelve thrones, requiring a reader to confront the tension between human motivation and divine promise.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
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 18:28 “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
- Luke 5:11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
- Mark 1:17 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Luke 15:29 But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
- Matthew 4:20 And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
- Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- Mark 2:14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
- Mark 10:28 Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”