The Rich Young Ruler

¹⁷ As^(A) He was setting out on a journey,^(B) a man ran up, knelt down^(C) before Him, and asked Him, “Good^(D) Teacher,^(E) what must I do to inherit^(F) eternal life?”^(G)

¹⁸ “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God.^{(H) 19} You know the commandments:

²⁰ He said to Him, “Teacher,^(P) I have kept all these from my youth.”

²¹ Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him^(Q) and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor,^(R) and you will have treasure^(S) in heaven.^(T) Then come,^[b] follow Me.”^{(U) 22} But he was stunned^[c] at this demand, and he went away grieving,^(V) because he had many possessions.^(W)

Possessions and the Kingdom

²³ Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth^(X) to enter the kingdom of God!”^{(Y) 24} But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children,^(Z) how hard it is^[d] to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich^(AA) person to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶ So they were even more astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved?”^(AB)

²⁷ Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible,^(AC) but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”

²⁸ Peter^(AD) began to tell Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”

²⁹ “I assure you,”^(AE) Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers or sisters, mother or father,^[e] children, or fields because of Me and the gospel,^{(AF) 30} who will not receive 100 times^(AG) more, now at this time^(AH)—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions^(AI)—and eternal life^(AJ) in the age to come.^(AK)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ Just^(A) then an expert in the law^(B) stood up to test^(C) Him, saying, “Teacher,^(D) what must I do to inherit eternal life?”^(E)

²⁶ “What is written in the law?” He asked him. “How do you read it?”

²⁷ He answered:

²⁸ “You’ve answered correctly,” He told him. “Do this and you will live.”^(I)

The Rich Young Ruler

¹⁸ A^(A) ruler^(B) asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”^(C)

¹⁹ “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God. ²⁰ You know the commandments:

²¹ “I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.

²² When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor,^(E) and you will have treasure in heaven.^(F) Then come, follow Me.”^(G)

²³ After he heard this, he became extremely sad,^(H) because he was very rich.

Possessions and the Kingdom

²⁴ Seeing that he became sad,^[b] Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶ Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?”^(I)

²⁷ He replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”^(J)

²⁸ Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed^(K) You.”

²⁹ So He said to them, “I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive many times more at this time,^(L) and eternal life in the age to come.”