Matthew 19:21

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¹⁹ honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

²⁰ “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

²² When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

²³ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

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

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BSB: Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
KJV: Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
WEB: Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
ASV: Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
DARBY: Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to [the] poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
BLB: Jesus was saying to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you are possessing and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens. And come, follow Me.”

ÅB: Jesus sa til ham: «Vil du være fullkommen, så gå bort og selg det du eier og gi det til de fattige, så skal du få en skatt i himmelen. Kom så og følg meg!»
OTB: Jesus sa til ham: «Hvis du vil være fullkommen, gå, selg dine eiendeler og gi til de fattige, og du vil ha en skatt i himmelen. Kom så, følg meg.»
B1930: Jesus sa til ham: Vil du være fullkommen, da gå bort og selg det du eier, 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

Mark 10:21
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.”
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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 12:33
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Acts 2:45
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
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Luke 14:33
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
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Matthew 5:48
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Luke 9:23
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
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John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
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