Mar 10:29-30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, (30) who will not receive a hundred times more, now at this time—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and eternal life in the age to come.
In another solemn affirmation, Jesus acknowledged that their allegiance to Him and the gospel entailed a break with old ties – home, loved ones, or property (fields), as the case may be. But to everyone who makes the break Jesus promised that all these things will be replaced a hundredfold by new ties with fellow rewarddisciples in this present Age, the time period between Jesus’ First and Second Advents. Then in the Age to come, the future Age following Jesus’ return, each will receive the ultimate recompense – eternal life.
Along with the rewards, persecutions are added realistically by Mark’s Gospel alone. As Jesus said later discipleship involves service, which often includes suffering. This was relevant to Mark’s Roman readers who faced persecution. This fact helped remove the temptation to associate with Jesus simply for the rewards.
