Mark 10:29
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 wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
KJV
ἔφη ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδείς ἐστιν ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίαν ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ μητέρα ἢ πατέρα ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ ἕνεκεν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
Greek NT
Respondens Jesus, ait : Amen dico vobis : Nemo est qui reliquerit domum, aut fratres, aut sorores, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut filios, aut agros propter me et propter Evangelium,
Vulgate
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake,
ASV
Jesus answering said: Amen I say to you, there is no man who hath left house or brethren or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἔφη ὁ Ἰησοῦς — SBLGNT
- ἔφη ὁ Ἰησοῦς — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
- μητέρα ἢ πατέρα — SBLGNT
- μητέρα ἢ πατέρα — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ἢ γυναῖκα — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1618Christ is the center of all Christian life. the bond with him takes precedence over all other bonds, familial or social.113 From the very beginning of the Church there have been men and women who have renounced the great good of marriage to follow the Lamb wherever he goes, to be intent on the things of the Lord, to seek to please him, and to go out to meet the Bridegroom who i…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 9:23 — And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
- 1Pet 3:14 — But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
- Deut 33:9 — Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
- Gen 12:1 — Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
- Gen 45:20 — Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
- Heb 11:24 — By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
- Luke 18:29 — 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 kingdom of God’s sake,
- Luke 22:28 — Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
- Mark 1:20 — And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
- Mark 8:35 — For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.
- Matt 5:10 — Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matt 6:33 — But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matt 10:18 — And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
- Matt 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
- Rev 2:3 — And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.