A Rich Young Man

¹⁸ And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, by^[a] doing what will I inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”^{[b] 21} And he said, “All these I have observed from my^[c] youth.” ²² And when he^[d] heard this,^[e] Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing:^[f] Sell all that you have, and distribute the proceeds^[g] to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.” ²³ But when he^[h] heard these things he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

²⁴ And Jesus took notice of him^[i] and^[j] said, “How difficult it is for^[k] those who possess wealth to 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 person to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶ So those who heard this^[l] said, “And who can be saved?” ²⁷ But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”

²⁸ And Peter said, “Behold, we have left all that is ours^[m] and^[n] followed you.” ²⁹ And he said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive many times more in this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”