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href="/bsb/mark/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Peter spoke up, &#8220We have left everything to follow you!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, "Behold, we have left all and followed You."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and have followed You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, &#8220Behold, we have left everything and followed You.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Peter started saying to Him, “Look, we have given up everything and followed You [becoming Your disciples and accepting You as Teacher and Lord].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to tell him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to tell Him, &#8220Look, we have left everything and followed You.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Peter replied, "Remember, we left everything to be your followers!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Peter spoke up, "We've given up everything to follow you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Peter spoke up, "Look, we have left everything and followed you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Peter began to say to him, "See, we have left everything and followed you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, ?Look, we have left everything and followed You.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to tell him, "Look, we have left everything, and have followed you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Peter began to say to him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all and have followed you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we left all, and we followed You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, "Behold, we have left all and followed You."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Peter began to say to him, 'Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Peter began to say to him, Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Peter began to say unto him: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left all things and have followed you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Peter began to say to him, “We have given up everything and followed you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Peter began to say, Behold, we have left everything and followed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Kaypha began to say, “Behold, we have left everything and have cleaved to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, Behold, we have left all things, and followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then Peter thus address'd himself to Jesus, you see we have left every thing to follow you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Peter began to say to Him, "Behold, we left all, and followed Thee."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Then Peter said to Him, Behold we have left all, and followed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/10-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=3347" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/10.htm">The Rich Young Man</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4074.htm" title="4074: Petros (N-NMS) -- Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.">Peter</a> <a href="/greek/756.htm" title="756: Ērxato (V-AIM-3S) -- To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.">began</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legein (V-PNA) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">to say</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“Look,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphēkamen (V-AIA-1P) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">have left</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everything</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/190.htm" title="190: ēkolouthēkamen (V-RIA-1P) -- To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.">followed</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">29</span>“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-27.htm">Matthew 19:27</a></span><br />“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-28.htm">Luke 18:28</a></span><br />“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-20.htm">Matthew 4:20</a></span><br />And at once they left their nets and followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-22.htm">Matthew 4:22</a></span><br />and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-11.htm">Luke 5:11</a></span><br />And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37-39</a></span><br />Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; / and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. / Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26-27</a></span><br />“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. / And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-7.htm">Philippians 3:7-8</a></span><br />But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. / More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a></span><br />But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-24.htm">1 Corinthians 9:24-27</a></span><br />Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. / Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. / Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-34.htm">Hebrews 10:34</a></span><br />You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-7.htm">2 Timothy 4:7-8</a></span><br />I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. / From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Peter began to say to him, See, we have left all, and have followed you.</p><p class="hdg">Lo.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Mark 1:16-20</a></b></br> Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/19-27.htm">Matthew 19:27-30</a></b></br> Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-33.htm">Luke 14:33</a></b></br> So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/10-21.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/mark/9-41.htm">Followers</a> <a href="/mark/1-18.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/mark/8-18.htm">Remember</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/14-13.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/mark/10-32.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Followers</a> <a href="/mark/14-50.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/mark/11-21.htm">Peter</a> <a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Remember</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-13.htm">blesses the children that are brought unto him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-17.htm">resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-23.htm">tells his disciples of the danger of riches;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-28.htm">promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-32.htm">foretells his death and resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-35.htm">bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-46.htm">and restores to Bartimaeus his sight.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Peter began to say to Him</b><br>Peter, often the spokesperson for the disciples, initiates this conversation with Jesus. This reflects his leadership role among the apostles and his impulsive nature, as seen in other passages like <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a> and <a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10</a>. The context here follows Jesus' teaching on the difficulty for the rich to enter the kingdom of God, prompting Peter's response. This moment is set in the region of Judea, where Jesus is teaching His disciples and the crowds.<p><b>Look, we have left everything</b><br>Peter's statement highlights the disciples' sacrifice in leaving their livelihoods, families, and possessions to follow Jesus. This echoes the call of the first disciples in <a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Mark 1:16-20</a>, where they immediately left their nets and followed Him. The cultural context of the time placed great importance on family and economic stability, making their decision even more significant. This act of leaving everything is a fulfillment of Jesus' call to take up one's cross and follow Him (<a href="/mark/8-34.htm">Mark 8:34</a>).<p><b>and followed You</b><br>The act of following Jesus signifies discipleship and commitment to His teachings and mission. This phrase underscores the personal relationship and trust the disciples have in Jesus as their Rabbi and Messiah. It connects to the broader biblical theme of following God, as seen in the call of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>) and the Israelites' journey in the wilderness. The disciples' journey with Jesus is a type of the Christian life, marked by faith, sacrifice, and the promise of eternal reward.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>One of Jesus' twelve apostles, known for his impulsive nature and deep devotion to Christ. He often acts as a spokesperson for the disciples.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, and the Messiah. In this passage, He is teaching His disciples about the cost of discipleship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The group of Jesus' closest followers who have left their previous lives to follow Him. They are learning about the sacrifices required to be true followers of Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rich_young_ruler.htm">The Rich Young Ruler</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context involves Jesus' interaction with a wealthy young man who struggles with the idea of giving up his possessions to follow Jesus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god.htm">The Kingdom of God</a></b><br>The central theme of Jesus' teaching, representing God's reign and rule, both in the present and future.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Following Jesus requires significant sacrifices, including leaving behind personal ambitions, possessions, and sometimes relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The sacrifices made for Christ are not in vain; they are investments in eternal rewards and the Kingdom of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust.htm">Faith and Trust</a></b><br>Trusting Jesus involves believing that He will provide for our needs when we prioritize His Kingdom over worldly possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The disciples left everything but gained a new family in Christ, highlighting the importance of Christian community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine what they might be holding onto that prevents them from fully following Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_mark's_gospel_lack_resurrection.htm">Why does Mark's Gospel, the earliest, lack a resurrection appearance in its original ending?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_woman_the_glory_of_man.htm">Will you serve as my witnesses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_plot_of_sons_of_thunder.htm">What is the plot of Sons of Thunder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_a_tax_collector_follow_jesus.htm">In Luke 5:27–28, why would a tax collector immediately abandon a lucrative profession at Jesus’ brief invitation with no apparent hesitation? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28-31) <span class= "bld">Then Peter began to say</span> <span class= "bld">unto him.</span>--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/19-27.htm" title="Then answered Peter and said to him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed you; what shall we have therefore?">Matthew 19:27-30</a>. St. Mark omits the question which St. Matthew adds to St. Peter's words, "What shall we have therefore?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Peter began to say unto him,</span> <span class="cmt_word">Lo, we have left all, and have</span> <span class="cmt_word">followed thee.</span> Peter <span class="accented">began</span> to say unto him. He had been thinking of himself and his companions, the other disciples.. He in reference to these last words of our Lord. It is probable that the sacrifice which Peter and the rest of the disciples had made when they became his followers, was small, compared with the sacrifice which our Lord demanded of the rich young ruler. Nevertheless they forsook their all, whatever it was. They had forsaken their boats and their nets. They had forsaken their means of subsistence. They had forsaken things which, though they were not much in themselves, were nevertheless such things as they would have desired to keep. Cornelins a Lapide says, "Such things are forsaken by those who follow Christ, as are capable of being desired by those who do not follow him." St. Augustine says, "St. Peter not only forsook what he had, but also what he desired to have. But who does not desire daily to increase what he has? That desire is cut off. Peter forsook the whole world, and he received in return the whole world. They were as those who had nothing, and yet were possessing all things." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/10-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Peter</span><br /><span class="grk">Πέτρος</span> <span class="translit">(Petros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4074.htm">Strong's 4074: </a> </span><span class="str2">Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">began</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἤρξατο</span> <span class="translit">(Ērxato)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_756.htm">Strong's 756: </a> </span><span class="str2">To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to say</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγειν</span> <span class="translit">(legein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Look,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰδοὺ</span> <span class="translit">(Idou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hēmeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have left</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφήκαμεν</span> <span class="translit">(aphēkamen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">followed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠκολουθήκαμέν</span> <span class="translit">(ēkolouthēkamen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_190.htm">Strong's 190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You.”</span><br /><span class="grk">σοι</span> <span class="translit">(soi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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