Luke 18:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

One

Sell

And come

Luke 9:23

Matthew 19:21

General references

Matthew 6:20

Luke 14:33

Bible References

One

but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her."

I have asked the Lord for one thing -- this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.

Sell

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

All who believed were together and held everything in common,

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales

Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.

And come

Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

General references

But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.