Cross references

Matthew 19:21

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Matthew 19:21 BSB

Matthew 19:21 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 23 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Mark 10:21 (20 votes) and Luke 18:22 (16 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Genesis 6 to Hebrews 10.

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Which verses does Matthew 19:21 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Mark 10:2120 votes

    Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

  2. Luke 18:2216 votes

    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

  3. Luke 12:3315 votes

    Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

  4. Luke 14:3313 votes

    In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

  5. Acts 2:4513 votes

    Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

  6. Matthew 5:4811 votes

    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  7. Luke 9:239 votes

    Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

  8. John 10:279 votes

    My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

  9. John 12:269 votes

    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

  10. Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, …

  11. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  12. Luke 16:97 votes
  13. Mark 8:346 votes
  14. Luke 6:406 votes
  15. As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

  16. Luke 5:275 votes
  17. Mark 2:144 votes

    As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.

Which verses point to Matthew 19:21?

The 10 strongest of 26.