The Greek hekatontaplasiōn means hundredfold and appears in Jesus' promise to those who give up home, family, or land for the kingdom: 'I tell you the truth, no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life' (Luke 18:29-30). Mark 10:30 specifies the hundredfold return 'in this age' — plus persecutions.
The hekatontaplasiōn promise is both encouraging and surprising. Jesus does not say 'your sacrifice will be worth it in heaven.' He says it will be returned a hundred times in this present age — plus eternal life. The kingdom community becomes the new family for those who have lost family for Christ's sake. The church is the hekatontaplasiōn house: 'brothers, sisters, mothers, children.' Mark 10:30 adds the sobering 'and with them, persecutions' — the hundredfold comes with the cross attached. There is no abundance without suffering in the kingdom's present age.