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Matthew 19:21

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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.”

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Matthew 19:21 in other translations

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.

Matthew 19:21 · American Standard Version

Matthew 19:21 in context

  1. 19‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
  2. 20The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
  3. 21Jesus 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.”
  4. 22But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
  5. 23Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.