Matthew 19:16-22

Living Bible

¹⁶ Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Good master, what must I do to have eternal life?”

¹⁷ “When you call me good you are calling me God,” Jesus replied, “for God alone is truly good.^[a] But to answer your question, you can get to heaven if you keep the commandments.”

¹⁸ “Which ones?” the man asked.

And Jesus replied, “Don’t kill, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, ¹⁹ honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself!”

²⁰ “I’ve always obeyed every one of them,” the youth replied. “What else must I do?”

²¹ Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²² But when the young man heard this, he went away sadly, for he was very rich.