22 When Jesus heard this, he told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor,(A) and you will have treasure in heaven.(B) Then come, follow me.”(C)

23 After he heard this, he became extremely sad,(D) because he was very rich.

Possessions and the Kingdom

24 Seeing that he became sad,[a] Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

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Footnotes

  1. 18:24 Other mss omit he became sad

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