¹⁹Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God. ²⁰You know the commandments: Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and your mother.”

²¹The official replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was a boy.”

²²When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still need one thing. Sell everything you have. Distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then follow me!”

²³When the official heard this, he became sad, because he was very rich. ²⁴Jesus watched him and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom! ²⁵Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom.”

²⁶Those who heard him asked, “Who, then, can be saved?”

²⁷Jesus said, “The things that are impossible for people to do are possible for God to do.”

²⁸Then Peter said, “We’ve left everything to follow you.”

²⁹Jesus said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: Anyone who gave up his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of God’s kingdom ³⁰will certainly receive many times as much in this life and will receive eternal life in the world to come.”

For the Third Time Jesus Foretells That He Will Die and Come Back to Life—Matthew 20:17–19; Mark 10:32–34

³¹Jesus took the twelve apostles aside and said to them, “We’re going to Jerusalem. Everything that the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true. ³²He will be handed over to foreigners. They will make fun of him, insult him, spit on him, ³³whip him, and kill him. But on the third day he will come back to life.”

³⁴But they didn’t understand any of this. What he said was a mystery to them, and they didn’t know what he meant.

Jesus Gives Sight to a Blind Man—Matthew 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52

³⁵As Jesus came near Jericho, a blind man was sitting and begging by the road. ³⁶When he heard the crowd going by, he tried to find out what was happening. ³⁷The people told him that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by. ³⁸Then the blind man shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹The people at the front of the crowd told the blind man to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰Jesus stopped and ordered them to bring the man to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him, ⁴¹“What do you want me to do for you?”

The blind man said, “Lord, I want to see again.”

⁴²Jesus told him, “Receive your sight! Your faith has made you well.” ⁴³Immediately, he could see again. He followed Jesus and praised God. All the people saw this, and they, too, praised God.

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