Mark 10:21

Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Mark 10:21
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Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἕν σε ὑστερεῖ· ὕπαγε, ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ δὸς τοῖς πτωχοῖς καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ. καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. ἐμβλέψαςemblepsas“having looked”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐμβλέπω · “to look into/upon” · Strong's G1689
  5. αὐτῷautō“upon him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ἠγάπησενēgapēsen“He loved”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  7. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. εἶπενeipen“He said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  10. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. ἕνhen“One thing”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  12. σεse“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. ὑστερεῖ·husterei“is lacking;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑστερέω · “to lack” · Strong's G5302
  14. ὕπαγε,hupage“do go,”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ὑπάγω · “to go” · Strong's G5217
  15. ὅσαhosa“as much as”
    Correlative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
  16. ἔχειςecheis“you have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  17. πώλησονpōlēson“do sell”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from πωλέω · “to sell” · Strong's G4453
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. δὸςdos“do give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  20. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. πτωχοῖςptōchois“poor”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. ἕξειςhexeis“you will have”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  24. θησαυρὸνthēsauron“treasure”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θησαυρός · “treasure” · Strong's G2344
  25. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  26. οὐρανῷ.ouranō“heaven.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  27. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  28. δεῦρο,deuro“come,”
    Interjection · from δεῦρο · “come” · Strong's G1204
  29. ἀκολούθειakolouthei“do follow”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἀκολουθέω · “to follow” · Strong's G0190
  30. μοιmoi“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)