Matthew 19:21

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Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

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  • Mark 10:21 : 21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he said. 'Go, sell everything you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
  • Acts 2:45 : 45 They sold their possessions and goods and distributed the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in or steal.
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Mark 2:14 : 14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And Levi got up and followed him.
  • Luke 5:27 : 27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. He said to him, "Follow Me."
  • Luke 6:40 : 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
  • Luke 9:23 : 23 Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'
  • John 10:27 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  • Acts 4:32-35 : 32 The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common. 33 With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was no one in need among them, for those who owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds from the sale. 35 They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share. 19 Storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of what is truly life.
  • Heb 10:34 : 34 For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you have a better and lasting possession in heaven.
  • Phil 3:12-15 : 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.
  • Mark 8:34 : 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Observe the blameless and consider the upright, for there is a future for the person of peace.
  • Matt 4:19 : 19 And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'
  • Matt 5:19-20 : 19 So whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and turned away from evil.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his peers. Noah walked faithfully with God.

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  • Luke 18:21-26
    6 verses
    90%

    21The man said, 'All these I have kept since I was a boy.'

    22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

    23When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely wealthy.

    24Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'

    25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.

    26Those who heard this asked, 'Who then can be saved?'

  • Mark 10:20-25
    6 verses
    88%

    20The man said to him, 'Teacher, I have kept all these commandments since my youth.'

    21Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he said. 'Go, sell everything you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

    22The man’s face fell, and he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

    23Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, 'How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!'

    24The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, 'Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!'

    25'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.'

  • Matt 19:22-25
    4 verses
    86%

    22When the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great wealth.

    23Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I tell you, it is hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.

    24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

    25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?"

  • Matt 19:20
    85%

    20The young man said to him, "I have kept all these. What do I still lack?"

  • Matt 19:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16Then someone came to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"

    17Jesus replied, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

    18The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

  • Matt 16:24
    75%

    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • Luke 12:33
    74%

    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

  • Luke 14:33
    74%

    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:17
    73%

    17As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to him, knelt down before him, and asked, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

  • Luke 12:21
    73%

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Luke 9:57
    73%

    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • Luke 9:23
    73%

    23Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'

  • Matt 19:27
    72%

    27Then Peter answered him, "See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

  • Matt 8:19
    72%

    19Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'

  • John 21:19
    72%

    19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.'

  • Mark 10:28
    72%

    28Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

  • Luke 18:18
    72%

    18A certain ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

  • Matt 5:48
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    48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • Matt 13:46
    71%

    46When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.

  • Luke 9:59-62
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    59He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

    60Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.'

    61Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'

    62Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'

  • Luke 5:28
    71%

    28So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Matt 6:21
    70%

    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • Matt 8:22
    70%

    22But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'

  • Mark 8:34
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    34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'

  • Matt 13:44
    70%

    44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

  • Luke 21:1
    70%

    1Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

  • Luke 18:28
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    28Peter said, 'Look, we have left all we had to follow you.'

  • Matt 18:9
    69%

    9And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

  • Matt 9:9
    69%

    9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

  • Matt 4:19
    69%

    19And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'

  • Matt 19:29
    69%

    29And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

  • Luke 12:31
    69%

    31Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.