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Matthew 19:21-23
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 19:21-23
1599 Geneva Bible
21 Jesus said unto him, If [a]thou wilt be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, and follow me.
22 And when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23 [b]Then Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 19:21 The young man did not answer truly in saying that he had kept all the commandments: and therefore he layeth out an example of true charity before him, to show the disease that lay lurking in his mind.
- Matthew 19:23 Rich men have need of a singular gift of God, to escape out of the snares of Satan.
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