Matthew 19:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 19:27

25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but ^awith God all things are possible.”

27 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, ^awe have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?”

28 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, ^ayou who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 ^aAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother¹ or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

30 ^aBut many who are first will be last, and the last first.

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Matthew 19:27-30

There is inherent in Peter’s statement the underlying attitude of what? That one earns by his work. “We have left all, and followed You.” If one does this, at the very least, one earns salvation of God, and probably reward as well. “What are we going to have?” This is what precipitated Jesus’ response in Matthew 20:1-16.

Jesus was very nice, patient, and treated this as a fair question. And it is. He does not castigate them, but assures them, and you, and me, “Look, I don’t want you to worry about that.” That is basically it. All of our sacrifices are not going to go unnoticed. You are going to receive much more than you ever give.

So, He concludes with this enigmatic statement, “But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” That is what leads into the parable, then.

Excerpted from The Laborers: Matthew 20:1-16 by John W. Ritenbaugh

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