Luke 18:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.”

Cross References

Psalm 27:4

I ask only one thing, LORD: Let me live in your house every day of my life to see how wonderful you are and to pray in your temple.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus replied, “If you want to be perfect, 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 10:42

but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Luke 12:33

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

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.

Luke 18:21

He told Jesus, “I have obeyed all these commandments since I was a young man.”

Luke 18:23

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

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 each day and follow me.

Philippians 3:13

My friends, I don't feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead.

2 Peter 3:8

Dear friends, don't forget that for the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years is the same as one day.