Matthew 19:16-30 - A Rich Young Man
16 And behold, there came one to Him, and said, Good master, what good shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto Him, Which? And Jesus answered, Thou shalt do no murther, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and mother; 19 and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self.
20 The young man saith unto Him, All these have I kept from my youth: wherein am I yet deficient?
21 Jesus replied, If thou wouldst be perfect, go, sell thy estate, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that, he went away sorrowful; for he had large possessions.
23 Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I tell you, that a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven: 24 and again I tell you, It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25 His disciples, when they heard this, were exceedingly struck, and said, Who then can be saved?
26 But Jesus looking upon them said unto them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
27 Then Peter replied and said unto Him, Behold we have quitted all and have followed thee; what then shall we have?
28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I tell you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon the twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel: 29 yea and every one who hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit eternal life. 30 But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.
17 And as he went out into the way, there came one running and kneeling to Him, and asked Him, Good master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why dost thou call me good? there is none good, but one, that is God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and thy mother.
20 And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth.
21 Then Jesus looked upon him with affection, and said to him, One thing thou wantest; go, sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me. 22 But he was sad at that saying, and went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looking round about saith to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus repeating it, saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them, that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were exceedingly amazed, saying one to another, Who then can be saved?
27 But Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.
28 Then Peter said to Him, Behold we have left all, and followed thee.
29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I tell you, there is no one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, 30 or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting. 31 But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.
18 And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 And he said, all these have I kept from my youth.
22 But when Jesus heard these things He said unto him, Thou yet wantest one thing, Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23 But when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich.
24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God? 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27 But He answered, Things impossible with men are possible with God.
28 Then said Peter, Behold, we have quitted all, and followed Thee.
29 And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, there is no one that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 who shall not receive manifold more even in this life, and in the world to come life everlasting.