¹⁷ But he who is joined to the Lord ^(A)becomes one spirit with him.

¹² For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs ^(A)for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”

Let the Children Come to Me

^13 (B)Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples ^(C)rebuked the people, ¹⁴ but Jesus said, ^(D)“Let the little children ^(E)come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” ¹⁵ And he laid his hands on them and went away.

The Rich Young Man

^16 (F)And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to ^(G)have ^(H)eternal life?” ¹⁷ And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ^(I)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸ He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, ^(J)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹ Honor your father and mother, and, ^(K)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁰ The young man said to him, ^(L)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you would be ^(M)perfect, go, ^(N)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ^(O)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ^22 (P)When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³ And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, ^(Q)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. ^24 (R)Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^(S)the kingdom of God.” ²⁵ When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” ²⁶ But Jesus ^(T)looked at them and said, ^(U)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ²⁷ Then Peter said in reply, “See, ^(V)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” ²⁸ Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,^{[a] (W)}when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me ^(X)will also sit on twelve thrones, ^(Y)judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ^29 (Z)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold^[b] and will ^(AA)inherit eternal life. ³⁰ But ^(AB)many who are ^(AC)first will be last, and the last first.

²² In him ^(A)you also are being built together ^(B)into a dwelling place for God by^[a] the Spirit.

¹⁶ to be ^(A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

⁹ and in order ^(A)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

¹⁰ And again it is said,

¹¹ And again,

¹² And again Isaiah says,

¹⁰ but glory and honor and ^(A)peace for everyone who does good, ^(B)the Jew first and also the Greek. ¹¹ For ^(C)God shows no partiality.

⁴ And ^(A)some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did ^(B)a great many of the devout ^(C)Greeks and not a few of the leading women.

Gentiles Hear the Good News

³⁴ So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that ^(A)God ^(B)shows no partiality,