Luke 18:22

Easy To Read Version

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!”

Cross References

Psalm 27:4

I ask only one thing from the Lord:\par “Let me sit in his temple {\cf2\super [161]} all my life,\par so I can see the Lord’s beauty\par and visit his palace. {\cf2\super [162]} ”\par

Matthew 19:21

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!”

Luke 10:42

Only one thing is important. Mary has made the right choice; and it will never be taken away from her.”

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 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 18:21

But the leader said, “I have obeyed all these commands since I was a boy!”

Luke 18:23

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

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.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal. But there is one thing I always do: I forget the things that are past. I try as hard as I can to reach the goal that is before me.

2 Peter 3:8

But don’t forget this one thing, dear friends: To the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day.