Matthew 19:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, then go and sell all the things you own. Give the money to the poor people. If you do this, you will have a rich treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Jesus answered him, If you would be perfect [that is, 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, be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me].

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ Jesus said, “If you want to be complete, go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come follow me.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Jesus said to him: "If you are willing to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me."

Matthew 19:21 Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. [91] Do these things for me: Obey me and live the right way.

Genesis 6:9

This is the story about the family of Noah. Noah was a good man all his life. Noah always followed God.

Job 1:1

There was a man named Job that lived in the country of Uz. Job was a good and faithful man. Job worshiped God and refused to do evil things.

Psalm 37:37

Be pure and honest.\par Peace loving people\par will have many descendants.\par

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If any person wants to follow me, he must say ‘No’ to the things he wants. That person must accept the cross (suffering) that is given to him, and he must follow me.

Matthew 19:20

The young man said, “I have obeyed all these things. What else do I need?”

Matthew 19:22

But when the man heard this, he was very sad. The man was very rich \{and wanted to keep his money\}. So he left Jesus.

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to the followers, “I tell you the truth. When the new world is made, the Son of Man {\cf2\super [270]} will sit on his great throne. And all of you that followed me will also sit on thrones. You will sit on twelve thrones and you will judge the twelve family groups of Israel. {\cf2\super [271]}

Matthew 4:19

Jesus said, “Come follow me. I will make you \{a different kind of\} fishermen. You will work to gather people, \{not fish\}.”

Matthew 5:48

So you must be perfect, the same as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Matthew 8:22

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the people that are dead bury their own dead.”

Matthew 9:9

When Jesus was leaving, he saw a man named Matthew. Matthew was sitting at his place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Then Matthew stood up and followed Jesus.

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at the man. Jesus felt love for him. Jesus said, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have. Give the money to the poor people. You will have a reward in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Mark 2:14

Jesus was walking beside the lake, and he saw a man named Levi, son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at his place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Then Levi stood up and followed Jesus.

Luke 12:33

Sell the things you have and give that money to people that need it. The riches of this world don’t continue. So get the kind of riches that continue. Get the treasure of heaven. That treasure continues forever. Thieves can’t steal your treasure in heaven, and moths can’t destroy it.

Luke 14:33

It is the same for each of you. You must decide if you can leave everything you have to follow me. If not, you cannot be my follower!

Luke 16:9

“I tell you, use the things you have here in this world to make friends \{with God\}. Then, when those things are gone, you will be welcomed in that home that continues forever.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to the leader, “But there is still one more thing you need to do. Sell everything you have and give the money to the poor people. You will have a reward in heaven. Then come and follow me!”

Luke 5:27

After this Jesus went out and saw a tax collector {\cf2\super [97]} sitting at his place for collecting taxes. His name was Levi. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”

Luke 6:40

A student is not better than his teacher. But when the student has fully learned, then he will be like his teacher.

Luke 9:23

Jesus continued to say to all of them, “If any person wants to follow me, he must say ‘No’ to the things he wants. That person must accept the cross (suffering) that is given to him every day, and he must follow me.

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

John 12:26

The person that serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to people that serve me.

Acts 2:45

The believers sold their land and the things they owned. Then they divided the money and gave it to those people who needed it.

Hebrews 10:34

Yes, you helped those people in prison and shared in their suffering. And you were still happy when all the things you owned were taken away from you. You continued to be happy, because you knew that you had something much better—something that would continue forever.