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Luke 18:22

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When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

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Luke 18:22 in other translations

And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 18:22 · American Standard Version

Luke 18:22 in context

  1. 20You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
  2. 21He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
  3. 22When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
  4. 23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
  5. 24Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!