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Matthew 19:27

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“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brownv. 27

FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE--DIVORCE. ( = Mar 10:1-12; Luk 9:51). (Mat 19:1-12) And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee--This marks a very solemn period in our Lord's public ministry. So slightly is it touched here, and in the corresponding passage of Mark (Mar 10:1), that few readers probably note it as the Redeemer's Farewell to Galilee, which however it was. See on the sublime statement of Luke (Luk 9:51), which relates to the same transition stage in the progress of our Lord's work. and came into the coasts--or, boundaries of Judea beyond Jordan--that is, to the further, or east side of the Jordan, into Perea, the dominions of Herod Antipas. But though one might conclude from our Evangelist that our Lord went straight from the one region to the other, we know from the other Gospels that a considerable time elapsed between the departure from the one and the arrival at the other, during which many of the most important events in our Lord's public life occurred--probably a large part of what is recorded in Luk 9:51, onward to Mat 18:15, and part of John 7:2-11:54.

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Strong's Concordancev. 27

τότε (tóte, G5119) — the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution) ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai, G611) — to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare H06030)… Πέτρος (Pétros, G4074) — a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle ἔπω (épō, G2036) — to speak or say (by word or writing) αὐτός (autós, G846) — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the… ἰδού (idoú, G2400) — used as imperative lo!; ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs, G2249) — we (only used when emphatic) ἀφίημι (aphíēmi, G863) — an intensive form of , to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow) πᾶς (pâs, G3956) — all, any, every, the whole καί (kaí, G2532) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other… ἀκολουθέω (akolouthéō, G190) — properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. to accompany (specially, as a disciple) σοί (soí, G4671) — to thee τίς (tís, G5101) — an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) ἡμῖν (hēmîn, G2254) — to (or for, with, by) us

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And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

Luke 15:29rank 6

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 33:9rank 5

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 9:9rank 5

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 2:14rank 5

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 10:28rank 5

Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”

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In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

I Corinthians 1:29rank 4

so that no one may boast in His presence.

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