Mark 10:30
But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Cross-references
Matthew 5:11 pronounces blessing on the persecuted—directly reinforces that persecutions are part of the promised reward here.
1 John 2:25 states that God’s promise is eternal life, directly reaffirming the same promise made here for the age to come.
1 Peter 4:12-16 encourages rejoicing in sharing Christ’s sufferings, directly elaborating on the persecutions promised as part of the present reward here.
James 1:12 promises the crown of life to those who endure trials, directly linking to the eternal life promised here alongside persecutions.
Philippians 3:8 counts all as loss for Christ—directly parallels valuing Christ above everything, as in leaving all for Him.
2 Corinthians 6:10 describes having nothing yet possessing everything—mirrors the paradoxical hundredfold reward amid persecution.
Romans 6:23 contrasts death with eternal life as God’s gift, affirming the same eternal life promised in the age to come here.
Acts 16:25 shows Paul and Silas singing hymns in prison—demonstrating joy amid persecutions as promised.
Acts 5:41 shows apostles rejoicing in suffering disgrace—illustrates the joyful response to persecutions promised here.
Luke 18:30 is the parallel account of this exact saying—reinforces the same promise of multiplied reward now and eternal life.
These parables depict selling all to gain the kingdom—direct parallel to leaving everything for Christ’s reward in Mark 10:30.
Matthew 5:12 promises great reward in heaven for the persecuted—parallels the eternal life promised in Mark 10:30.
Matthew 19:29 is the parallel account of this same promise — hundredfold return and eternal life for leaving everything for Christ.
Matthew 5:10 blesses the persecuted and promises the kingdom of heaven, matching the pattern of persecutions and eternal reward here.
Luke 5:11 shows the disciples leaving everything to follow Jesus, providing the concrete example behind this promise of reward.
John 16:22 promises joy after grief at Christ's return—parallel pattern of persecution now and joy later.
2 Timothy 3:12 states flatly that persecution accompanies godly living, echoing the 'with persecutions' included in this hundredfold promise.
Titus 1:2 grounds the promise of eternal life in God's unchanging nature, connecting to the eternal life mentioned at the end of this verse.
In James 1:2-4, trials produce perseverance and maturity, echoing the persecutions promised here as part of the present age reward.
James 5:11 cites Job’s endurance and the Lord’s compassion, mirroring the pattern of suffering followed by reward described here.
Revelation 2:9 shows believers rich in God's sight despite poverty—echoing the hundredfold blessings amid persecutions.