‘If you want to be perfect,’ Jesus said to him, ‘go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
Acts 4:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For there was not a needy person among them because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nor was there a destitute or needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses proceeded to sell them, and one by one they brought (gave back) the amount received from the sales American Standard Version (1901) For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, Common English Bible There were no needy persons among them. Those who owned properties or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds from the sales, Catholic Public Domain Version And neither was anyone among them in need. For as many as were owners of fields or houses, selling these, were bringing the proceeds of the things that they were selling, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For neither was there any one needy among them. For as many as were owners of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the price of the things they sold, |
‘If you want to be perfect,’ Jesus said to him, ‘go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, ‘You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of worldly wealth , so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.
He also said to them, ‘When I sent you out without money-bag, travelling bag, or sandals, did you lack anything? ’ ‘Not a thing,’ they said.
They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need.
sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
At the present time your surplus is available for their need, so that their abundance may in turn meet your need, in order that there may be equality.
For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this immense wilderness. The Lord your God has been with you these past forty years, and you have lacked nothing.”
so that you may behave properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone. ,
storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of what is truly life.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.