Luke 18:18–30

The Rich Ruler

^18uAnd a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^vinherit eternal life?” ¹⁹And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments: ^w‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’ ” ²¹And he said, ^x“All these I have kept from my youth.” ²²When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. ^ySell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have ^ztreasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ^23aBut when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. ²⁴Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, ^b“How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter ^cthe kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^cthe kingdom of God.” ²⁶Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷But he said, ^d“What is impossible with man is possible with God.” ²⁸And Peter said, “See, ^ewe have left our homes and followed you.” ²⁹And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^fthere is no one who has left house or wife or brothers² or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive ^gmany times more ^hin this time, and in ⁱthe age to come eternal life.”