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Matthew 19:29
ESV And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
NIV And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
NASB And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms on account of My name, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
CSB And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life.
NLT And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
KJV 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.

What does Matthew 19:29 mean?

Jesus' words constantly surprise and astound His twelve disciples. Now He has revealed something to them that would astonish anyone who understood even a little bit of what He meant. Peter questioned what He and the other apostles would have in heaven, since they had left everything in their lives behind to follow Him. Jesus described the new world, or the "regeneration," when He will take His throne in eternity. He has said they will be there with Him, each with His own throne, serving as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel (Revelation 21:1–14).

Now Jesus expands His focus to include everyone who has left behind houses and family and lands for the sake of Jesus' name. Each person who has done so will receive a hundredfold return of family and possessions. Even better, each will inherit eternal life in the kingdom of heaven with Jesus forever. It is the ultimate promise of the ultimate eternal reward.

Of course, these who follow Jesus will not receive rewards because of their own goodness or merit or worth. They will be given all this, forever, because of the one they followed: Christ.
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