Matthew 19:21-30

21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be ¹perfect, go, ²sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ³treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

22 ⁴When 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, ⁵only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

24 ⁶Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ⁷the kingdom of God."

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

26 But Jesus ⁸looked at them and said, ⁹"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

27 Then Peter said in reply, "See, ¹⁰we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?"

28 Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world,^[a]11when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me ¹²will also sit on twelve thrones, ¹³judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 ¹⁴And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold^[b] and will ¹⁵inherit eternal life.

30 But ¹⁶many who are ¹⁷first will be last, and the last first.

Cross References

• 1. See Matthew 5:48
• 2. Luke 12:33; [Luke 16:9; Luke 19:8; Acts 2:45; Acts 4:34, 35; 1 Timothy 6:18, 19]
• 3. Matthew 6:19, 20
• 4. [Ezekiel 33:31]
• 5. [1 Corinthians 1:26]; See Matthew 13:22
• 6. [Mark 10:24]
• 7. See Matthew 12:28
• 8. Mark 10:21; Luke 22:61
• 9. Genesis 18:14; Job 42:2; Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Zechariah 8:6; Mark 14:36; Luke 1:37
• 10. Matthew 4:20, 22; Mark 1:18, 20
• 11. See Matthew 16:27
• 12. Luke 22:30; Revelation 3:21
• 13. [1 Corinthians 6:2]
• 14. [Luke 14:26]
• 15. [ver. 16]; See Matthew 25:34
• 16. Matthew 20:16; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30
• 17. [Matthew 21:31, 32]

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek in the regeneration
• [b]. Some manuscripts manifold