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Matthew 19:27 Explained in Context
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Verse 27. 27Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
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Quick Meaning
Gives Peter's reminder that the disciples left all and asks about outcome.
Read It With
- Matthew 19:16–19:30
Read Matthew 19:27 with 19:16–19:30. In isolation, this verse's contribution—gives Peter's reminder that the disciples left all and asks about outcome—can be detached from its speaker, audience, narrative or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: A wealthy man asks about eternal life, Jesus names commands and love of neighbor, exposes attachment through a call to give and follow, then teaches about wealth, divine possibility, and kingdom reversal.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Gives Peter's reminder that the disciples left all and asks about outcome. This precise contribution belongs inside “The rich man's question exposes possessive allegiance” because A wealthy man asks about eternal life, Jesus names commands and love of neighbor, exposes attachment through a call to give and follow, then teaches about wealth, divine possibility, and kingdom reversal.
What Remains True
A wealthy man asks about eternal life, Jesus names commands and love of neighbor, exposes attachment through a call to give and follow, then teaches about wealth, divine possibility, and kingdom reversal. Matthew 19:27's proportionate contribution is this: Gives Peter's reminder that the disciples left all and asks about outcome.
How It Can Shape Life
- Matthew 19:27 contributes this specific claim: Gives Peter's reminder that the disciples left all and asks about outcome. Let Jesus expose possessions that govern allegiance; practice generous release and accountable solidarity without teaching that poverty purchases salvation or leaders may seize assets.
Continue in Context
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Read Matthew 19:16–19:30 — The rich man's question exposes possessive allegianceSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Matthew 19:16–19:30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control without treating one edition as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file data/sblgnt/text/Matt.txt, Matthew 19:16–19:30
Open the Matthew Greek text file ↗Lexical and grammatical evidence
STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
Supports: Morphology and lexical cross-check for the expressions actually discussed in this thought unit.
Exact location: STEP Bible Data TAGNT rows for Matthew 19:16–19:30
Open source ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Matthew with Translators' and Textual Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-attached textual, translation, language, historical, Jewish-background, and Synoptic notes for this unit.
Exact location: NET Bible Matthew PDF, printed pp. 1808-1867, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to 19:16–19:30
Open source ↗