Matthew 19:20-23

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁰ “I have kept all these,”^[a] the young man told Him. “What do I still lack?”

²¹ “If you want to be perfect,”^[b] Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor,^(A) and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

²² When the young man heard that command, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.

Possessions and the Kingdom

²³ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you: It will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!^(B)