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Luke 18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time,

After Peter points out that Jesus's apostles have left everything for him. 

Spoken to
Apostles

ΛΟΥΚΑΝ ​18:30 ὃς οὐχὶ μὴ λάβῃ πολλαπλασίονα ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

KJV Verse

Luke 18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

NIV Verse:
Luke 18:30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.
What His Listeners Heard:

who nevertheless should not get much in many forms in this season here and in the age, the one arriving, an ageless life.

Lost In Translation:

The verb "receive" is not in the future tense, it is in the form of possibility, an action the "might" or "should" happen. 

The "manifold/many times as much" is a word Jesus only uses twice which literally means "many forms". This is the mathematical meaning of "manifold" in geometry. In English, "manifold" means "many, many" as well.

The word translated as "present time" and as the first "age" in the NIV means "season". The "present" is made clear by the words surrounding it. A "the/this" article that is untranslated in both English versions precedes it. A "here" follows it. So the sense is "this season here". "Present time" comes close but isn't what these words mean. 

KJV w/Translation Issues :

Who (MW) shall(WT) not receive manifold more(IW) in this(CW) (MW) present time, and in the world(CW) (MW) to come(WF) life everlasting(CW).

KJV List (See full page for word-by-word analysis):
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What Jesus's Listeners Heard

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