For His Name’s Sake
Part 2
In Matthew 19:27-30, after hearing Jesus' teaching about the difficulty for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven, Peter speaks up, reminding Jesus that the disciples have left everything to follow Him. Jesus responds by assuring them that everyone who has sacrificed for His sake—whether family, property, or wealth—will receive abundant blessings and eternal life. He promises that many who are first in this life will be last in the kingdom of heaven, and vice versa. This passage emphasizes the value of wholehearted commitment to Christ and the eternal rewards granted through faith and sacrifice.
(ai summarized)
“ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven! Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.” The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.
Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”