When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 18:22 in context
Luke 18:19–25
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Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
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You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
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He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
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When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
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But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
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Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
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For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
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