Mark 10:22

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The man was upset when Jesus told him to give away his money. He didn’t want to do this, because he was very rich. So he went away sad.

Cross References

Luke 12:15

Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. People do not get life from the many things they own.”

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas loved this world too much. That is why he left me. He went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia. And Titus went to Dalmatia.

Ephesians 5:5

You can be sure of this: No one will have a place in the kingdom of Christ and of God if that person commits sexual sins, or does evil things, or is a person who selfishly wants more and more. A greedy person like that is serving a false god.

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you as if they were my people. They sit in front of you as if they were my people. They hear your words, but they will not do the things you say. They only want to do what feels good. They only want to cheat people and make more money.

2 Corinthians 7:10

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people decide to change their lives. This leads them to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.

Luke 18:23

But when the man heard Jesus tell him to give away his money, he was sad. He didn’t want to do this, because he was very rich.

Matthew 19:22

But when the young man heard Jesus tell him to give away his money, he was sad. He didn’t want to do this, because he was very rich. So he left.

Matthew 13:22

“And what about the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That is like the people who hear the teaching but let worries about this life and love for money stop it from growing. So it does not produce a crop in their lives.

Mark 6:26

King Herod was very sad, but he didn’t want to break the promise he had made to her in front of his guests.

Matthew 27:3

Judas saw that they had decided to kill Jesus. He was the one who had handed him over. When he saw what happened, he was very sorry for what he had done. So he took the 30 silver coins back to the leading priests and the older leaders.

Mark 6:20

Herod was afraid to kill John, because he knew that he was a good and holy man. So he protected him. He liked listening to John, although what John said left him with so many questions.

Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at the man in a way that showed how much he cared for him. He said, “There is still one thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have. Give the money to those who are poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Mark 10:23

Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, “It will be very hard for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom!”