Luke 18 · Verse 28

Luke 18:28

Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Luke 18:28, King James Version

Luke 18:28 in other translations

BSB“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
WEBPeter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
ASVAnd Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed thee.
YLTAnd Peter said, ‘Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;'
DARBYAnd Peter said, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee.
BBEAnd Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
WebsterThen Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

What does Luke 18:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:28-30
28-30. Lo, &c.--in the simplicity of his heart (as is evident from the reply), conscious that the required surrender had been made, and generously taking in his brethren with him--"we"; not in the spirit of the young ruler. "All these have I kept," left all--"The workmen's little is as much his "all" as the prince's much" [Bengel]. In Matthew (Mt 19:27) he adds, "What shall we have therefore?" How shall it fare with us?

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 We have left all - Our trades, our houses, and families. The reader is desired to consult the notes on Mat 4:20 (note); Mat 19:27 (note), etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 18:18-30

Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, which would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leave Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day. They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it…

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Luke 18:28 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΕἶπενEipenSaidG2036
δὲdethenG1161
ὁho<the>G3588
Πέτρος·PetrosPeter;G4074
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165
ἀφέντεςaphenteshaving abandonedG863
ἴδιαidia[our] own [things]G2398
ἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenfollowedG190
σοι.¶soiYou.G4771

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Cross references for Luke 18:28

  • Philippians 3:7

    But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

  • Mark 10:28

    Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

  • Luke 5:11

    And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

  • Matthew 19:27

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

  • Matthew 4:19-22

    And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  • Matthew 9:9

    And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:11; Mt 4:19-22; 9:9; 19:27; Mr 10:28; Php 3:7

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Context

  • Luke 18:27

    And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

  • Luke 18:28

    Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

  • 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,

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Luke 18:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Pedro dijo: He aquí, nosotros hemos dejado las posesiones nuestras, y te hemos seguido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Pierre dit: Voici, nous avons tout quitté et nous t’avons suivi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Petrus aber sprach: Siehe, wir haben alles verlassen und sind dir nachgefolgt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ait autem Petrus: Ecce nos dimisimus omnia et secuti sumus te.