Luke 18:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And when Jesus heard it, He said to him, One thing you still lack. Sell everything that you have and 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].

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

When Jesus heard this, he said, “There’s one more thing. Sell everything you own and distribute the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And when Jesus heard this, he said to him: "One thing is still lacking for you. Sell all the things that you have, and give to the poor. And then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 18:22 Cross References

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 10:42

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Luke 12:33

Sell that ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

Luke 16:9

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

Luke 18:21

And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.

Luke 18:23

But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich.

Luke 9:23

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Philippians 3:13

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have apprehended: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

2 Peter 3:8

But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.