Matthew 6:19 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹⁹ "Do not store up your riches on earth, where moths and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them,

²¹ Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."

²¹ That is the way with the man who lays up money for himself, and is not rich with God."

³³ Sell what belongs to you, and give away the money! Get yourselves purses that will never wear out, inexhaustible riches in heaven, where thieves cannot get near nor moths destroy.

²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

²⁴ And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!

⁸ If we have food and clothing we will be satisfied. ⁹ But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin. ¹⁰ For love of money is the root of all the evils, and in their eagerness to get rich, some men wander away from the faith and pierce themselves to the heart with many a pang.

¹⁷ Charge the rich of this world not to be arrogant, nor to set their hopes on such an uncertain thing as riches, but on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

⁵ You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!"

¹ Come now, you rich people! weep aloud and howl over the miseries that are going to overtake you! ² Your wealth has rotted, your clothes are moth-eaten, ³ your gold and silver are rusted, and their rust will testify against you and eat into your very flesh, for you have stored up fire for the last days.

¹⁵ Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart, ¹⁶ for all that there is in the world, the things that our physical nature and our eyes crave, and the proud display of life—these do not come from the Father, but from the world;