Matthew 19:23-30

International Children’s Bible

²³ Then Jesus said to his followers, “I tell you the truth. It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴ Yes, I tell you that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁵ When the followers heard this, they were very surprised. They asked, “Then who can be saved?”

²⁶ Jesus looked at them and said, “For men this is impossible. But for God all things are possible.”

²⁷ Peter said to Jesus, “We left everything we had and followed you. So what will we have?”

²⁸ Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth. When the new age comes, the Son of Man will sit on his great throne. And all of you who followed me will also sit on 12 thrones. And you will judge the 12 tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother,^[a] children, or farms to follow me will get much more than he left. And he will have life forever. ³⁰ Many who are first now will be last in the future. And many who are last now will be first in the future.