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:

Do not murder;(I)
do not commit adultery;(J)
do not steal;(K)
do not bear false witness;(L)
do not defraud;(M)
honor(N) your father and mother.(O)[a]

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) 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”(AL)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:19 Ex 20:12-16; Dt 5:16-20
  2. Mark 10:21 Other mss add taking up the cross, and
  3. Mark 10:22 Or he became gloomy
  4. Mark 10:24 Other mss add for those trusting in wealth
  5. Mark 10:29 Other mss add or wife

17 And kai as he autos was going ekporeuomai out on eis the road hodos, a man heis ran prostrechō up , and kai kneeling gonypeteō before him autos, asked eperōtaō him autos, “ Good agathos teacher didaskalos, what tis must I do poieō to hina inherit klēronomeō eternal aiōnios life zōē?” 18 · ho But de Jesus Iēsous said legō to him autos, “ Why tis do you call legō me egō good agathos? No oudeis one is good agathos except ei mē one heis · ho God theos. 19 You know oida the ho commandments entolē: ‘ Do not murder phoneuō, Do not commit adultery moicheuō, Do not steal kleptō, Do not bear false witness pseudomartyreō, Do not defraud apostereō, Honor timaō · ho your sy father patēr and kai · ho mother mētēr.’” 20 And de the ho man said phēmi to him autos, “ Teacher didaskalos, all pas these houtos I have kept phylassō from ek my egō youth neotēs.” 21 · ho But de Jesus Iēsous, looking blepō at him autos, loved agapaō him autos and kai said legō to him autos, “ You sy lack hystereō one heis thing go hypagō, sell pōleō whatever hosos you have echō and kai give didōmi the money to the ho poor ptōchos; then kai you will have echō treasure thēsauros in en heaven ouranos. And kai come deuro, follow akoloutheō me egō.” 22 · de Disheartened stygnazō by epi the ho saying logos, the ho man went aperchomai away grieving lypeō; for gar he eimi had echō many polys possessions ktēma.

23 And kai looking periblepō around , · ho Jesus Iēsous said legō to ho his autos disciples mathētēs, “ How pōs difficult dyskolōs it is for those ho · ho who have echō wealth chrēma to enter eiserchomai the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos.” 24 The ho · de disciples mathētēs were shocked thambeō at epi · ho his autos words logos. · ho But de Jesus Iēsous, responding apokrinomai again palin, said legō to them autos, “ Children teknon, how pōs difficult dyskolos it is eimi to enter eiserchomai the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos! 25 It is eimi easier eukopos for a camel kamēlos to pass dierchomai through dia the ho eye trymalia of ho a needle rhaphis than ē for someone who is rich plousios to enter eiserchomai the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos.” 26 They ho · de were even perissōs more astonished ekplēssō, saying legō to pros themselves heautou, “ Then kai who tis is able dynamai to be saved sōzō?” 27 Looking emblepō at them autos, · ho Jesus Iēsous said legō, “ With para man anthrōpos it is impossible adynatos, but alla not ou with para God theos; for gar all pas things are possible dynatos with para · ho God theos.”

28 Peter Petros started archō to speak legō · ho to him autos, “ Well idou, we hēmeis have left aphiēmi everything pas and kai have followed akoloutheō you sy.” 29 Jesus Iēsous said phēmi, · ho I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, there is eimi no oudeis one who hos has left aphiēmi home oikia or ē brothers adelphos or ē sisters adelphē or ē mother mētēr or ē father patēr or ē children teknon or ē fields agros for my egō sake and kai for the sake of the ho gospel euangelion 30 who will not receive lambanō one hundredfold hekatontaplasiōn now nyn in en · ho this houtos present kairos time houses oikia and kai brothers adelphos and kai sisters adelphē and kai mothers mētēr and kai children teknon and kai fields agros, with meta persecutions diōgmos and kai in en the ho coming erchomai age aiōn, · ho eternal aiōnios life zōē. 31 But de many polys who are first prōtos will be eimi last eschatos, and kai the ho last eschatos will be first prōtos.”

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