Matthew 19:21

Matthew 19:21

19 ^a‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ^b‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have ^akept from my youth. What do I still lack?”

21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, ^ago, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

With God All Things Are Possible

23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^ait is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

25 When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but ^awith God all things are possible.”

27 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, ^awe have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?”

28 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, ^ayou who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 ^aAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother¹ or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

30 ^aBut many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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If thou wouldest be perfect (ei qeleiv teleiov einai). Condition of the first class, determined as fulfilled. Jesus assumes that the young man really desires to be perfect (a big adjective that, perfect as God is the goal, Matthew 5:48).

That thou hast (sou ta uparxonta). "Thy belongings." The Greek neuter plural participle used like our English word "belongings." It was a huge demand, for he was rich.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 19:21:**

Luke 18:22
John 1:43
John 12:5
Hebrews 10:34
James 2:2
Revelation 10:8

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