Matthew 19:21

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus replied, “If you want to be perfect, go sell everything you own! Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and be my follower.”

Cross References

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked closely at the man. He liked him and said, “There's one thing you still need to do. Go sell everything you own. Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come with me.”

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said, “There is one thing you still need to do. Go and sell everything you own! Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and be my follower.”

Luke 12:33

Sell what you have and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves moneybags that never wear out. Make sure your treasure is safe in heaven, where thieves cannot steal it and moths cannot destroy it.

Luke 14:33

So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.

Acts 2:45

They would sell their property and possessions and give the money to whoever was in need.

John 12:26

If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honor you.

Luke 9:23

Then Jesus said to all the people: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross every day and follow me.

John 10:27

My sheep know my voice, and I know them. They follow me,

Matthew 5:48

But you must always act like your Father in heaven.

Luke 16:9

My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home.

Matthew 19:28

Jesus answered: Yes, all of you have become my followers. And so in the future world, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, I promise you will sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.

Luke 6:40

Are students better than their teacher? But when they are fully trained, they will be like their teacher.

Luke 5:27

Later, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

Mark 8:34

Jesus then told the crowd and the disciples to come closer, and he said: If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus was leaving, he saw a tax collector named Matthew sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and went with him.

Hebrews 10:34

You were kind to people in jail. And you gladly let your possessions be taken away, because you knew you had something better, something that would last forever.

Mark 2:14

As he walked along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the place for paying taxes, and Jesus said to him, “Follow me!” So he got up and went with Jesus.

Matthew 8:22

Jesus answered, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.”

Matthew 4:19

Jesus said to them, “Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.”

Psalm 37:37

Think of the bright future waiting for all the families of honest, innocent, and peace-loving people.

Job 1:1

Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him again and said, “I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right,

Genesis 6:9

and this is the story about him. Noah was the only person who lived right and obeyed God.

Matthew 19:20

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

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he was very rich.