Matthew 26:9

26:9 It ¹  could have been sold at a high price and the money ²  given to the poor!”

Luke 12:33

12:33 Sell your possessions ³  and give to the poor. ⁴  Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven ⁵  that never decreases, ⁶  where no thief approaches and no moth ⁷  destroys.

Luke 18:22

18:22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have ⁸  and give the money ⁹  to the poor, ¹⁰  and you will have treasure ¹¹  in heaven. Then ¹²  come, follow me.”

¹ tn Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

² tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (as the proceeds from the sale of the perfumed oil).

³ sn The call to sell your possessions is a call to a lack of attachment to the earth and a generosity as a result.

⁴ tn Grk “give alms,” but this term is not in common use today.

⁵ tn Grk “in the heavens.”

⁶ tn Or “an unfailing treasure in heaven,” or “an inexhaustible treasure in heaven.”

⁷ tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.

⁸ sn See Luke 14:33.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ sn See Luke 1:50-53; 6:20-23; 14:12-14.

¹¹ 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.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the conversation.