Matthew 19:27. Lo, we left all. Whatever they had, and not all of them were poor, they left.

What them shall we have. ‘We' in contrast to this young man who did not stand the test. The answer indicates a little self-righteous boasting in the question; the parable would oppose any remnant of a mercenary spirit lurking in it. Preeminence was probably anticipated by Peter, and is promised in the next verse.

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Old Testament