Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, (A)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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Luke 12:33
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33 (A)Sell what you have and give (B)alms; (C)provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
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Mark 10:21
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21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, (A)sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have (B)treasure in heaven; and come, (C)take up the cross, and follow Me.”
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Luke 18:22
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22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. (A)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Acts 2:45
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45 and [a]sold their possessions and goods, and (A)divided[b] them among all, as anyone had need.
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John 12:26
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26 If anyone serves Me, let him (A)follow Me; and (B)where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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John 10:27
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27 (A)My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
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Luke 14:33
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33 So likewise, whoever of you (A)does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 9:23
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Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
23 (B)Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross [a]daily, and follow Me.
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- Luke 9:23 M omits daily
Matthew 5:48
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48 (A)Therefore you shall be perfect, just (B)as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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Luke 16:9
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9 “And I say to you, (A)make friends for yourselves by unrighteous [a]mammon, that when [b]you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
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Matthew 19:28
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28 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, (A)you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Luke 6:40
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40 (A)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.
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Luke 5:27
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Matthew the Tax Collector(A)
27 (B)After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, (C)“Follow Me.”
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Mark 8:34
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Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, (B)“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
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Matthew 16:24
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Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
24 (B)Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and (C)follow Me.
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Matthew 9:9
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Matthew the Tax Collector(A)
9 (B)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
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Matthew 6:19-20
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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)
19 (B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 (C)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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1 Timothy 6:17-19
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 (C)storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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Philippians 3:12-15
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Pressing Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (A)attained,[a] or am already (B)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [b]apprehended; but one thing I do, (C)forgetting those things which are behind and (D)reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 (E)I press toward the goal for the prize of (F)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are (G)mature, (H)have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, (I)God will reveal even this to you.
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- Philippians 3:12 obtained it
- Philippians 3:13 laid hold of it
Acts 4:32-35
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Sharing in All Things
32 Now the multitude of those who believed (A)were of one heart and one soul; (B)neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with (C)great power the apostles gave (D)witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And (E)great grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; (F)for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 (G)and laid them at the apostles’ feet; (H)and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
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Mark 2:14
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14 (A)As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, (B)“Follow Me.” So he arose and (C)followed Him.
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Matthew 8:22
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22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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Hebrews 10:34
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34 for you had compassion on [a]me (A)in my chains, and (B)joyfully accepted the plundering of your [b]goods, knowing that (C)you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves [c]in heaven.
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- Hebrews 10:34 NU the prisoners instead of me in my chains
- Hebrews 10:34 possessions
- Hebrews 10:34 NU omits in heaven
Matthew 5:19-20
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19 (A)Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds (B)the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
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