The first thing which demands our attention in these verses, is the glorious promise which they contain. The Lord Jesus said to His apostles, “Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the Gospel’s; but he shall receive an hundred-fold 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.”