Matthew 19:16-30

New King James Version

Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler^(A)

¹⁶^(B)Now behold, one came and said to Him, ^(C)“Good^[a] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”

¹⁷So He said to him, ^[b]“Why do you call Me good? ^[c]No one is ^(D)good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, ^(E)keep the commandments.”

¹⁸He said to Him, “Which ones?”

Jesus said, ^(F)“‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ¹⁹^(G)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ^(H)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

²⁰The young man said to Him, “All these things I have ^(I)kept ^[d]from my youth. What do I still lack?”

²¹Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, ^(J)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

²²But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

With God All Things Are Possible^(K)

²³Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^(L)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁵When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁶But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but ^(M)with God all things are possible.”

²⁷Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, ^(N)we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?”

²⁸So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, ^(O)you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹^(P)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother ^[e]or wife or children or ^[f]lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. ³⁰^(Q)But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

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Footnotes

Matthew 19:16 NU omits Good
Matthew 19:17 NU Why do you ask Me about what is good?
Matthew 19:17 NU There is One who is good. But
Matthew 19:20 NU omits from my youth
Matthew 19:29 NU omits or wife
Matthew 19:29 Lit. fields

ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 19:16-30

1894 Scrivener New Testament

¹⁶και ιδου εις προσελθων ειπεν αυτω διδασκαλε αγαθε τι αγαθον ποιησω ινα εχω ζωην αιωνιον

¹⁷ο δε ειπεν αυτω τι με λεγεις αγαθον ουδεις αγαθος ει μη εις ο θεος ει δε θελεις εισελθειν εις την ζωην τηρησον τας εντολας

¹⁸λεγει αυτω ποιας ο δε ιησους ειπεν το ου φονευσεις ου μοιχευσεις ου κλεψεις ου ψευδομαρτυρησεις

¹⁹τιμα τον πατερα σου και την μητερα και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον

²⁰λεγει αυτω ο νεανισκος παντα ταυτα εφυλαξαμην εκ νεοτητος μου τι ετι υστερω

²¹εφη αυτω ο ιησους ει θελεις τελειος ειναι υπαγε πωλησον σου τα υπαρχοντα και δος πτωχοις και εξεις θησαυρον εν ουρανω και δευρο ακολουθει μοι

²²ακουσας δε ο νεανισκος τον λογον απηλθεν λυπουμενος ην γαρ εχων κτηματα πολλα

²³ο δε ιησους ειπεν τοις μαθηταις αυτου αμην λεγω υμιν οτι δυσκολως πλουσιος εισελευσεται εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων

²⁴παλιν δε λεγω υμιν ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια τρυπηματος ραφιδος διελθειν η πλουσιον εις την βασιλειαν του θεου εισελθειν

²⁵ακουσαντες δε οι μαθηται αυτου εξεπλησσοντο σφοδρα λεγοντες τις αρα δυναται σωθηναι

²⁶εμβλεψας δε ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις παρα ανθρωποις τουτο αδυνατον εστιν παρα δε θεω παντα δυνατα εστιν

²⁷τοτε αποκριθεις ο πετρος ειπεν αυτω ιδου ημεις αφηκαμεν παντα και ηκολουθησαμεν σοι τι αρα εσται ημιν

²⁸ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτοις αμην λεγω υμιν οτι υμεις οι ακολουθησαντες μοι εν τη παλιγγενεσια οταν καθιση ο υιος του ανθρωπου επι θρονου δοξης αυτου καθισεσθε και υμεις επι δωδεκα θρονους κρινοντες τας δωδεκα φυλας του ισραηλ

²⁹και πας ος αφηκεν οικιας η αδελφους η αδελφας η πατερα η μητερα η γυναικα η τεκνα η αγρους ενεκεν του ονοματος μου εκατονταπλασιονα ληψεται και ζωην αιωνιον κληρονομησει

³⁰πολλοι δε εσονται πρωτοι εσχατοι και εσχατοι πρωτοι

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Matthew 19:16-30

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁶And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

¹⁷And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

¹⁸He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

¹⁹honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'

²⁰The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

²¹Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

²²And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

²³and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

²⁴and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

²⁵And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, `Who, then, is able to be saved?'

²⁶And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

²⁷Then Peter answering said to him, `Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'

²⁸And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

²⁹and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;

³⁰and many first shall be last, and last first.

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