Matthew 19:27-30 Then answered Peter and said to him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed you; what shall we have therefore?… If, instead of the perturbation of anger and fury, you weigh the perpetual calmness of the mind; for the torment of anxiety and distraction, the quiet of security; for the fruitless and penal sadness of the world, the fruit of sorrow unto salvation; for the vanity of worldly joy, the richness of spiritual delight: — you will perceive that the recompense of such an exchange is a hundredfold. ( Cassian.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?WEB: Then Peter answered, "Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?" |