Matthew 19:13-26

World English Bible

¹³ Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.” ¹⁵ He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.

¹⁶ Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

¹⁷ He said to him, “Why do you call me good?^[a] No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

¹⁸ He said to him, “Which ones?”

Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ ¹⁹ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’^(A) And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”^(B)

²⁰ The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”

²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give 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 sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

²³ Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty. ²⁴ Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

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

²⁶ Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”