Matthew 19:29
""And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life."
Does Matthew 19:29 argue for abandoning family and responsibilities?
So does this argue for abandoning family and responsibilities, thus causing pain and suffering for loved ones? No, because it first needs to be read in light of Matthew 10:34-36. For a follower of Jesus, the family was the original forsaker.