you will have treasure in heaven: For this theme see Matt 6:19–21. See also 4 Ezra 7:77 where Ezra is told: “For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times.” Jesus challenges the man to admit that there are even greater blessings than being rich in this life and playing the benefactor. 22. his face fell: The verb stygnazein, which appears only here in Mark, means “be or become gloomy or dark,” and by extension “be shocked or appalled.”