Matthew 19:27 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then Peter spoke up and said to him, 'Look, we've left everything behind to follow you — so what's in it for us?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Peter's basically asking Jesus 'we gave up our whole lives for you, so what do we get out of it?'

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