Luke 18:22
22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have ▼▼sn See Luke 14:33.
and give the money ▼▼tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
to the poor, ▼ and you will have treasure ▼▼sn The call for sacrifice comes with a promise of eternal reward:…you will have treasure in heaven. Jesus’ call is a test to see how responsive the man is to God’s direction through him. Will he walk the path God’s agent calls him to walk? For a rich person who got it right, see Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10.
in heaven. Then ▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the conversation.
come, follow me.”
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