Matthew 19:20-26

20 The young man said to him, ¹"All these I have kept. What do I still lack?"

21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be ²perfect, go, ³sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ⁴treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

22 ⁵When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, ⁶only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

24 ⁷Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ⁸the kingdom of God."

25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

26 But Jesus ⁹looked at them and said, ¹⁰"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Cross References

• 1. [Philippians 3:6]
• 2. See Matthew 5:48
• 3. Luke 12:33; [Luke 16:9; Luke 19:8; Acts 2:45; Acts 4:34, 35; 1 Timothy 6:18, 19]
• 4. Matthew 6:19, 20
• 5. [Ezekiel 33:31]
• 6. [1 Corinthians 1:26]; See Matthew 13:22
• 7. [Mark 10:24]
• 8. See Matthew 12:28
• 9. Mark 10:21; Luke 22:61
• 10. Genesis 18:14; Job 42:2; Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Zechariah 8:6; Mark 14:36; Luke 1:37