Matthew 19:29 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Matthew 19:29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
an intensive form of · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
houses
οἰκίαςoikias
G3614
properly · noun — accusative plural feminine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
brethren
ἀδελφοὺςadelphous
G80
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — accusative plural masculine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
sisters
ἀδελφὰςadelphas
G79
a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically) · noun — accusative plural feminine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
father
πατέραpatera
G3962
a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
mother
μητέραmētera
G3384
a "mother" (literally or figuratively · noun — accusative singular feminine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
wife
γυναῖκαgunaika
G1135
a woman · noun — accusative singular feminine
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
children
τέκναtekna
G5043
a child (as produced) · noun — accusative plural neuter
or
ἢē
G2228
disjunctive · conjunction
lands
ἀγροὺςagrous
G68
a field (as a drive for cattle) · noun — accusative plural masculine
for
ἕνεκενheneken
G1752
on account of · preposition
my
μοῦmoû
G3450
of me
name’s
ὀνόματόςonomatos
G3686
a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — genitive singular neuter
sake
ἕνεκαhéneka
G1752
on account of
shall receive
λήμψεταιlēmpsetai
G2983
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
an hundredfold
ἑκατονταπλασίοναhekatontaplasiona
G1542
a hundred times · adjective — accusative plural neuter
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
shall inherit
κληρονομήσει.¶klēronomēsei
G2816
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
everlasting
αἰώνιονaiōnion
G166
perpetual (also used of past time · adjective — accusative singular feminine
life
ζωὴνzōēn
G2222
life (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Luke 18:29-30 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the k…
Mark 10:29-30 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or…
Philippians 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the los…
Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, h…
Matthew 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 10:37-38 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 Peter 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spok…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 19:12
For there are some eunuchs which were so born from their mother's womb--persons constitutionally either incapable of or indisposed to marriage.
and there are some eunuchs which were made eunuchs of men--persons rendered incapable by others.
and there be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake--persons who, to do God's work better, deliberately choose this state. Such was Paul (Co1 7:7).
He that is able to receive it, let him receive it--"He who feels this to be his proper vocation, let him embrace it"; which, of course, is as much as to say--"he only." Thus, all are left free in this matter.
Next: Matthew Chapter 20
John Gill on Matthew 19:29
And everyone that hath forsaken houses,.... Not only the then disciples of Christ, but any other believer in him, whether at that time, or in any age, that should be called to quit their habitations, or leave their dearest relations, friends, and substance: as
brethren or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children, lands, for my name's sake; or, as in Luke, "for the kingdom of God's sake"; that is, for the sake of the Gospel, and a profession of it. Not that believing in Christ, and professing his name, do necessarily require a parting with all worldly substance, and natural relations, but when these things stand in competition with Christ, he is to be loved and preferred before them…
Matthew 19:27-30
Matthew 19:27-30
Mark 10:28-31
Luke 18:28-30, Luke 22:28-31
27. Then Peter answering said to him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have? 28. And Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, That you who have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29. And whosoever shall leave houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for the sake of my name, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall obtain eternal life. 30. And many that are first shall be last, and the last first. [63…
(De Civ. Dei, xx. 7.) That He says, An hundred fold, is explained by the Apostle, when he says, As having nothing, and yet possessing all things. (2 Cor. 6:10.) For a hundred is sometimes put for the whole universe.
"A hundredfold" means that which is incomparably better as regards the future in heaven. When Mark says he will receive a hundredfold "in this age," we should understand him as speaking about spiritual joys far exceeding earthly ones, inasmuch as they are pledges of future blessings.
Or otherwise; Whosoever shall leave all and follow Christ, he also shall receive those things that were promised to Peter. But if he has not left all, but only those things in special here enumerated, he shall receive manifold, and shall possess eternal life. And in this world, because for his brethren after the flesh he shall find many brethren in the faith; for parents, all the Bishops and Presbyters; for sons, all that have the age of sons. The Angels also are brethren, and all they are sisters that have offered themselves chaste virgins to Christ, as well they that still continue on earth, as they that now live in heaven. The houses and lands manifold more suppose in the repose of Paradise, and the city of God. And besides all these things they shall possess eternal life.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Eternal life — This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan. 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”). It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt. 7:14; 18:8, 9; Luke 10:28; comp. 18:18). It comprises the…
Devotedness To God · Should be exhibited in: Giving up all for Christ — Should be exhibited in: Giving up all for Christ
Husbands · Duties of, not to interfere with their duties to Christ — Duties of, not to interfere with their duties to Christ
Riches · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Self-Denial · Reward of — Reward of
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 19:28
you . . . will also sit on twelve thrones: The disciples’ part in judging is a reversal—those who are wealthy and powerful now will be judged by those who are humble and poor (see 19:30). • Judging can mean both ruling and condemning (see Rev 20:4).
