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Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

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ASV

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

KJV

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

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Original language & word study

30 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὉHo<the>G3588 →
δὲdeAndG1161 →
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424 →
ἐμβλέψαςemblepsashaving lookedG1689 →
αὐτῷautōupon himG846 →
ἠγάπησενēgapēsenHe lovedG25 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036 →
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846 →
ἕνhenOne thingG1520 →
σεseto youG4771 →
ὑστερεῖ·hustereiis lacking;G5302 →
ὕπαγε,hupagedo go,G5217 →
ὅσαhosaas much asG3745 →
ἔχειςecheisyou haveG2192 →
πώλησονpōlēsondo sellG4453 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
δὸςdosdo giveG1325 →
τοῖςtoisto theG3588 →
πτωχοῖςptōchoispoorG4434 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἕξειςhexeisyou will haveG2192 →
θησαυρὸνthēsaurontreasureG2344 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
οὐρανῷ.ouranōheaven.G3772 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
δεῦρο,deurocome,G1204 →
ἀκολούθειakoloutheido followG190 →
μοιmoiMeG3165 →

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Matthew 6:19–21Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Luke 14:27And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.Revelation 2:4But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.1 Timothy 6:17–19Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.Luke 18:22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”Luke 10:42But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”1 Peter 1:4–5and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,James 2:10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.Acts 2:45Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Matthew 10:38and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.Hebrews 10:34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.Matthew 13:44–46The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.Mark 8:34Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

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