21Jesus said to him, |If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.|


In Context

18 He said to him, |Which ones?| Jesus said, |'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'

19 'Honor your father and mother.' And, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'|

20 The young man said to him, |All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?|

21 Jesus said to him, |If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.|

22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

23 Jesus said to his disciples, |Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.

Matthew 19:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come follow me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:21Jesus said to him, If you will be perfect, go and sell that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.