LUKE 18:22 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT But Jesus, hearing, said to him, “One thing is still lacking to you. Sell everything, as much as you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow me.”

UST When Jesus heard him say that, he replied to him, “You still need to do one more thing. Sell all that you own. Then give the money to people who have very little to live on. The result will be that you will have spiritual riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!”

BSB 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.”

MSB 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.”

BLB And having heard, Jesus said to him, "To you, yet one thing is lacking: Sell all, as much as you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow Me."

AICNT When Jesus heard [these things],[fn] he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in {the heavens};[fn] and come, follow me.”

18:22, these things: A(02) W(032) BYZ TR ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) B(03) D(05) Latin(a b ff² i) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT

18:22, the heavens: ℵ(01) A(02) B(03) D(05) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “heaven.” W(032) BYZ TR

OEB Hearing this, Jesus said to him, ‘There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.’

WEBBE When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

WMBB When Yeshua heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

NET When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

LSV and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, “Yet one thing to you is lacking: all things—as many as you have—sell, and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me”;

FBV When Jesus heard this he told the man, “You still lack one thing. Go and sell all you have, give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me!”

TCNT When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing yoʋ still lack: Sell everything yoʋ have and distribute the money to the poor, and yoʋ will have treasure in heaven; then come follow me.”

T4T When Jesus heard him say that, he replied to him, “There is one thing that you (sg) have not done yet. Sell all that you own. Then give the money to poor people. The result will be that you will have spiritual riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!”

LEB And when he[fn] heard this,[fn] Jesus said to him, “_⌊You still lack one thing_⌋:[fn] Sell all that you have, and distribute the proceeds[fn] to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”

18:22 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal

18:22 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

18:22 Literally “one still lacking to you”

18:22 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

Moff When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

Wymth On receiving this answer Jesus said to him, "There is still one thing wanting in you. Sell everything you possess and give the money to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and then come, follow me."

ASV And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

DRA Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

YLT and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, 'Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things — as many as thou hast — sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'

Drby And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

RV And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
(And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou/you lackest yet: sell all that thou/you hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou/you shalt/shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. )

SLT And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Wbstr Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

KJB-1769 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
(Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou/you one thing: sell all that thou/you hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou/you shalt/shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. )

KJB-1611 Now when Iesus heard these things, hee said vnto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: Sell all that thou hast, and distribute vnto the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, follow me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps When Iesus hearde that, he sayde vnto hym: Yet lackest thou one thyng. Sell all that thou hast, and distribute vnto the poore, & thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, folowe me.
(When Yesus/Yeshua heard that, he said unto him: Yet lackest thou/you one thing. Sell all that thou/you hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou/you shalt/shall have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.)

Gnva Nowe when Iesus heard that, he saide vnto him, Yet lackest thou one thing. Sell all that euer thou hast, and distribute vnto the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come follow mee.
(Now when Yesus/Yeshua heard that, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou/you one thing. Sell all that ever thou/you hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou/you shalt/shall have treasure in heaven, and come follow me. )

Cvdl Wha Iesus herde that, he sayde vnto him: Yet lackest thou one thinge, sell all that thou hast, and geue it vnto ye poore, and thou shalt haue a treasure in heauen, and come & folowe me.
(Wha Yesus/Yeshua heard that, he said unto him: Yet lackest thou/you one thing, sell all that thou/you hast, and give it unto ye/you_all poor, and thou/you shalt/shall have a treasure in heaven, and come and follow me.)

TNT When Iesus hearde that he sayde vnto him: Yet lackest thou one thinge. Sell all that thou hast and distribute it vnto the poore and thou shalt have treasure in heven and come and folowe me.
(When Yesus/Yeshua heard that he said unto him: Yet lackest thou/you one thing. Sell all that thou/you hast and distribute it unto the poor and thou/you shalt/shall have treasure in heaven and come and follow me. )

Wycl And whanne this thing was herd, Jhesus seide to hym, Yit o thing failith `to thee; sille thou alle thingis that thou hast, and yyue to pore men, and thou schalt haue tresour in heuene; and come, and sue thou me.
(And when this thing was heard, Yhesus said to him, Yet o thing faileth/fails to thee/you; sille thou/you all things that thou/you hast, and give to poor men, and thou/you shalt/shall have treasure in heaven; and come, and sue thou/you me.)

Luth Da JEsus das hörete, sprach er zu ihm: Es fehlt dir noch eins. Verkaufe alles, was du hast, und gib‘s den Armen, so wirst du einen Schatz im Himmel haben; und komm und folge mir nach
(So Yesus the heard, spoke he to/for him: It fehlt you/to_you(sg) still one. Verkaufe all/everything, what/which you(sg) have, and is_there the poor_(one), so will you(sg) a treasure(n) in_the heaven have; and come and consequence to_me after)

ClVg Quo audito, Jesus ait ei: Adhuc unum tibi deest: omnia quæcumque habes vende, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in cælo: et veni, sequere me.
(Where I_hear, Yesus he_said to_him: Still one to_you is_missing: everything whatever you_have sell, and give to_the_poor, and you_will_have treasure in/into/on the_sky: and I_came, follow me. )

UGNT ἀκούσας δὲ, ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει; πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις, πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανοῖς; καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι.
(akousas de, ho Yaʸsous eipen autōi, eti hen soi leipei; panta hosa eⱪeis, pōlaʸson kai diados ptōⱪois, kai hexeis thaʸsauron en ouranois; kai deuro, akolouthei moi.)

SBL-GNT ἀκούσας ⸀δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν ⸀οὐρανοῖς, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι.
(akousas ⸀de ho Yaʸsous eipen autōi; Eti hen soi leipei; panta hosa eⱪeis pōlaʸson kai diados ptōⱪois, kai hexeis thaʸsauron en ⸀ouranois, kai deuro akolouthei moi.)

RP-GNT Ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον, καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ· καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι.
(Akousas de tauta ho Yaʸsous eipen autōi, Eti hen soi leipei; panta hosa eⱪeis pōlaʸson, kai diados ptōⱪois, kai hexeis thaʸsauron en ouranōi; kai deuro, akolouthei moi.)

TC-GNT Ἀκούσας δὲ [fn]ταῦτα ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει· πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον, καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν [fn]οὐρανῷ· καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι.
(Akousas de tauta ho Yaʸsous eipen autōi, Eti hen soi leipei; panta hosa eⱪeis pōlaʸson, kai diados ptōⱪois, kai hexeis thaʸsauron en ouranōi; kai deuro, akolouthei moi. )

18:22 ταυτα ¦ — CT

18:22 ουρανω ¦ τοις ουρανοις NA WH ¦ ουρανοις SBL TH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:18–30: It is hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom

The theme of this section is similar in some ways to the theme of the preceding section. In both sections Jesus talked about entering the kingdom of God. This section also contrasts with the preceding one. In that section the children represent humble people who easily depend on God and welcome his rule/reign. The ruler in this section represents people who are rich and powerful. It is very difficult for such people to welcome God’s reign and submit to it.

The ruler asked Jesus how he could obtain eternal life. Jesus told him to obey God’s commands. Among the Jews, this was a well-known answer to the question of how to obtain eternal life. The ruler said that he had obeyed God’s commands since he was a child. Then Jesus told him to sell what he had, give the money to the poor, and become his disciple. But the ruler valued his riches too much to do that. Then Jesus said that it is very hard for rich people to enter God’s kingdom.

At the end of the section Jesus promised that people who left their possessions and family behind to serve him would receive great rewards.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus taught that riches make it difficult to obtain eternal life

A Rich Man’s Question (NCV)

The rich young man (NJB)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 19:16–30 and Mark 10:17–31.

18:22a

On hearing this, Jesus told him,

When Jesus heard what the leader said, he told him,
Jesus responded to this by saying,
When he said that, Jesus told him,

On hearing this, Jesus told him: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as On hearing this, Jesus told him is literally “Having-heard, Jesus said to him.” In Greek the verb “Having-heard” connects what the leader said with what Jesus was about to say to him.This verb is used in the same way in 7:9 before Jesus praised a centurion’s faith and in 8:50 before he told Jairus to have faith. See also the usage in 14:15 before a man said, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

In some languages it may not be natural to say here that Jesus heard the ruler’s words, because this fact is obvious from the context. If that is true in your language, you may want to connect these statements in a different way. For example:

In reply Jesus said

Then Jesus replied

18:22b

“You still lack one thing:

“One thing/deed is still lacking to you^(sing).
“There is still something that you^(sing) need to do.
“You^(sing) must do one more thing/action.

You still lack one thing: This clause is literally, “Still/yet one (thing) to you is lacking.” It answers the question that the ruler asked Jesus in 18:18b about what he must do to receive eternal life. Here Jesus was saying, “There is one more deed/thing that you need to do in order to live forever with God.” Here is another way to translate this:

There is still one more thing you need to do. (GNT)

This one thing is explained in Jesus’ next statement in 18:22c–d.

18:22c

Sell everything you own and give to the poor,

Sell everything you^(sing) own and give the money to poor people.
Sell all your^(sing) possessions and donate the money that you get/gain to the poor,
You^(sing) must sell everything that you have, then take all the money that people pay you, and give it to poor people.

Sell everything you own and give to the poor: These words imply that the man should sell everything that he owned. Then he should take the money that he received from selling his possessions and give that money to poor people. In some languages it may be necessary to make that explicit. For example:

sell everything you own and give the money/proceeds to poor people

18:22d

and you will have treasure in heaven.

Then you^(sing) will gain wealth/reward in heaven.
and God will reward you^(sing) in heaven.
As a result, when you^(sing) die and go to be with God, you will receive true/spiritual riches.

and you will have: The clause in 18:22d is the result of 18:22c. If the man did as Jesus told him in 18:22c, he would have treasure in heaven. Some other ways to translate this connection are:

Then you will have…

If you do that, you will have…

As a result, you will have…

you will have treasure in heaven: The clause you will have treasure in heaven implies that God would reward the ruler for giving his earthly wealth to poor people. That reward would be a treasure in heaven.

Your translation should not imply that God would simply take the same money that was given to poor people and put it in heaven. One way to avoid that wrong meaning is to indicate that the treasure in heaven is a reward. For example:

As a result, God will reward you with treasure in heaven.

treasure in heaven: The Greek word that the BSB translates as treasure refers to something that has great value. This word is often used to refer to wealth or riches. Jesus did not say what the treasure in heaven would be. This phrase implies blessings that are greater than literal money.

The phrase treasure in heaven also occurred in 12:33.

heaven: Here the word heaven refers to the place where God lives. It is also the place where believers will live with God after they die. See heaven, Meaning 2, in the Glossary.

18:22e

Then come, follow Me.”

After that, come^(sing) and follow me.”
When you^(sing) have done this, return to me and be my disciple.”

Then come, follow Me: The commands Then come, follow Me indicate that after the ruler had given away his possessions, he should return to Jesus and become his disciple. Another way to translate this is:

Then return to me, and be/become my disciple.

The word follow also occurred in 5:27.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

ἀκούσας δὲ, ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ

˓having˒_heard (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀκούσας Δέ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἔτι ἕν σοί λείπει παντᾶ ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καί διάδος πτωχοῖς καί ἕξεις θησαυρόν ἐν οὐρανοῖς καί δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοί)

Alternate translation: [When Jesus heard the ruler say that, he responded]

ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀκούσας Δέ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἔτι ἕν σοί λείπει παντᾶ ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καί διάδος πτωχοῖς καί ἕξεις θησαυρόν ἐν οὐρανοῖς καί δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοί)

Alternate translation: [You still need to do one more thing] or [There is one thing that you have not yet done]

πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις, πώλησον

Alternate translation: [Sell all your possessions] or [Sell everything that you own]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πτωχοῖς

˱to˲_˓the˒_poor

Jesus is using the adjective poor as a noun in order to indicate a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [to people who are poor]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι

come ˓be˒_following (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀκούσας Δέ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἔτι ἕν σοί λείπει παντᾶ ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καί διάδος πτωχοῖς καί ἕξεις θησαυρόν ἐν οὐρανοῖς καί δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοί)