Matthew 19:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Mark 10:21 : 21 And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;
  • Acts 2:45 : 45 and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who `is' in the heavens is perfect.
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 `Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, 20 but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal,
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 `So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;
  • Mark 2:14 : 14 and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.
  • Luke 5:27 : 27 And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'
  • Luke 6:40 : 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.
  • Luke 9:23 : 23 And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;
  • John 10:27 : 27 according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,
  • John 12:26 : 26 if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.
  • Acts 4:32-35 : 32 and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common. 33 And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all, 34 for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling `them', were bringing the prices of the thing sold, 35 and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; -- 18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate, 19 treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.
  • Heb 10:34 : 34 for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.
  • Phil 3:12-15 : 12 Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus; 13 brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing -- the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth -- 14 to the mark I pursue for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15 As many, therefore, as `are' perfect -- let us think this, and if `in' anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you,
  • Mark 8:34 : 34 And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 And Abram is a son of ninety and nine years, and Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith unto him, `I `am' God Almighty, walk habitually before Me, and be thou perfect;
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each `is' peace.
  • Matt 4:19 : 19 and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'
  • Matt 5:19-20 : 19 `Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach `them', he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens. 20 `For I say to you, that if your righteousness may not abound above that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye may not enter to the reign of the heavens.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These `are' births of Noah: Noah `is' a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 18:21-26
    6 verses
    90%

    21And he said, `All these I did keep from my youth;'

    22and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'

    23and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceeding rich.

    24And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, `How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!

    25for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.'

    26And those who heard, said, `And who is able to be saved?'

  • Mark 10:20-25
    6 verses
    88%

    20And he answering said to him, `Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'

    21And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

    22And he -- gloomy at the word -- went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.

    23And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

    24And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

    25It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

  • Matt 19:22-25
    4 verses
    86%

    22And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

    23and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

    24and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

    25And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, `Who, then, is able to be saved?'

  • Matt 19:20
    85%

    20The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

  • Matt 19:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

    17And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one `is' good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

    18He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

  • Matt 16:24
    75%

    24Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

  • Luke 12:33
    74%

    33sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;

  • Luke 14:33
    74%

    33`So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

  • Mark 10:17
    73%

    17And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, `Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?'

  • Luke 12:21
    73%

    21so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

  • Luke 9:57
    73%

    57And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, `I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

  • Luke 9:23
    73%

    23And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

  • Matt 19:27
    72%

    27Then Peter answering said to him, `Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'

  • Matt 8:19
    72%

    19and a certain scribe having come, said to him, `Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'

  • John 21:19
    72%

    19and this he said, signifying by what death he shall glorify God; and having said this, he saith to him, `Be following me.'

  • Mark 10:28
    72%

    28And Peter began to say to him, `Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.'

  • Luke 18:18
    72%

    18And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

  • Matt 5:48
    71%

    48ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who `is' in the heavens is perfect.

  • Matt 13:46
    71%

    46who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

  • Luke 9:59-62
    4 verses
    71%

    59And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

    60and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'

    61And another also said, `I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

    62and Jesus said unto him, `No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.'

  • Luke 5:28
    71%

    28and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

  • Matt 6:21
    70%

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

  • Matt 8:22
    70%

    22and Jesus said to him, `Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'

  • Mark 8:34
    70%

    34And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

  • Matt 13:44
    70%

    44`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

  • Luke 21:1
    70%

    1And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury -- rich men,

  • Luke 18:28
    70%

    28And Peter said, `Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;'

  • Matt 18:9
    69%

    9`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

  • Matt 9:9
    69%

    9And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

  • Matt 4:19
    69%

    19and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

  • Matt 19:29
    69%

    29and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;

  • Luke 12:31
    69%

    31but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.