Mark 10:18–23

18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.am 19 You know the commandments: Do not murder;an do not commit adultery;ao do not steal;ap do not bear false witness;aq do not defraud;ar honoras your father and mother.”B,at

20 He said to him, “Teacher,au I have kept all these from my youth.”

21 Looking at him, Jesus loved himav and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor,aw and you will have treasureax in heaven.ay Then come,C follow me.”az 22 But he was dismayed by this demand, and he went away grieving,ba because he had many possessions.bb

POSSESSIONS AND THE KINGDOM

23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealthbc to enter the kingdom of God!”bd

am	Ps 69:16
an	Mt 5:21
ao	Mt 5:27–28
ap	Eph 4:28
aq	Pr 6:19
ar	1 Co 6:7–8 1 Co 7:5 1 Ti 6:5 Jas 5:4
as	1 Ti 5:3
B	Ex 20:12–16 Dt 5:16–20
at	Ex 21:15
au	Mk 4:38 Eph 4:11
av	Lk 6:35 2 Th 2:13 Heb 12:6
aw	Mk 14:7 Ro 15:26
ax	2 Co 4:7
ay	Mt 6:20 Mt 13:44 Lk 12:33
C	Other mss add taking up the cross, and
az	Jn 8:12
ba	2 Co 2:2
bb	Ac 2:45 Ac 5:1
bc	Ac 4:37 Ac 8:18 Ac 8:20 Ac 24:26
bd	Mk 1:15