Luke 18:18–30

The Rich Young Ruler

¹⁸A ⁱruler ^jasked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ^k

¹⁹“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God. ²⁰You know the commandments:

Do not commit adultery;

do not murder;

do not steal;

do not bear false witness;

honor your father and mother.” ^lm

²¹“I have kept all these from my youth,” he said.

²²When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, ⁿand you will have treasure in heaven. ^oThen come, follow Me.” ^p

²³After he heard this, he became extremely sad, ^qbecause he was very rich.

Possessions and the Kingdom

²⁴Seeing that he became sad, ^rJesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the 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 the kingdom of God.”

²⁶Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?” ^s

²⁷He replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” ^t

²⁸Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed ^uYou.”

²⁹So He said to them, “I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or ^•brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive many times more at this time, ^vand eternal life in the age to come.”