Matthew 19:21
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21 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
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
21 Jesus answered him, If you would be perfect [that is, [a]have that spiritual maturity which accompanies self-sacrificing character], go and sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; and come, [b]be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me].
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- Matthew 19:21 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
- Matthew 19:21 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Mark 10:21
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21 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.”
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Mark 10:21
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21 And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him, You lack one thing; go and sell all you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come [and] accompany Me [[a]walking the same road that I walk].
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- Mark 10:21 Literal translation.
Luke 18:22
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22 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
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22 And when Jesus heard it, He said to him, One thing you still lack. Sell everything that you have and [a]divide [the money] among the poor, and you will have [rich] treasure in heaven; and come back [and] follow Me [become My disciple, join My party, and accompany Me].
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- Luke 18:22 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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