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.”

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