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Matthew 19:19-21
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Matthew 19:19-21
J.B. Phillips New Testament
18-19 “Which ones?” he asked. “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ‘Honour your father and your mother’, and ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself’,” replied Jesus.
20 “I have carefully kept all these,” returned the young man. “What is still missing in my life?”
21 Then Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go now and sell your property and give the money away to the poor—you will have riches in Heaven. Then come and follow me!”
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Matthew 19:19-21
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Matthew 19:19-21
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19 honor your father and mother,’[a](A) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”(B)
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,(C) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,(D) and you will have treasure in heaven.(E) Then come, follow me.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
- Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18
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