I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.

and Joanna the wife of Cuza (Herod’s household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

For in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and you accepted the confiscation of your belongings with joy, because you knew that you certainly had a better and lasting possession.

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Then he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”