Mark 10:21

19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

20 “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”

Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

22 But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
KJV
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
WEB
Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”
ASV
And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
DARBY
And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, One thing lackest thou: go, sell whatever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, [taking up the cross].
BLB
And Jesus, having looked on him, loved him and said to him, “One thing to you is lacking: Go, sell as much as you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
ÅB
Da så Jesus på ham og fikk ham kjær og sa til ham: Ett fattes deg; gå bort, selg alt det du har, og gi det til de fattige, så skal du få en skatt i himmelen; kom så og følg meg!
OTB
Jesus så på ham, elsket ham og sa, “En ting mangler du: gå, selg alt du har og gi til de fattige, og du vil ha en skatt i himmelen; kom så og følg meg.”
B1930
Da så Jesus på ham og fikk ham kjær og sa til ham: Ett fattes dig; gå bort, selg alt det du har, og gi det til de fattige, så skal du få en skatt i himmelen; kom så og følg mig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 6:19–21

    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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  • Revelation 2:4

    But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:17–19

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

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  • Luke 18:22

    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

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  • Luke 10:42

    But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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  • 1 Peter 1:4–5

    and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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  • James 2:10

    Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

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  • Acts 2:45

    Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

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