Mark 10:17–31

The Rich Young Ruler

¹⁷As ^mHe was setting out on a journey, ⁿa man ran up, knelt down ^obefore Him, and asked Him, “Good ^pTeacher, ^qwhat must I do to inherit ^reternal life?” ^s

¹⁸“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God. ^t19You know the commandments:

Do not murder; ^u

do not commit adultery; ^v

do not steal; ^w

do not bear false witness; ^x

do not defraud; ^y

honor ^zyour father and mother.” ^ab

²⁰He said to Him, “Teacher, ^cI have kept all these from my youth.”

²¹Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him ^dand said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, ^eand you will have treasure ^fin heaven. ^gThen come, ^hfollow Me.” ⁱ²²But he was stunned ^jat this demand, and he went away grieving, ^kbecause he had many possessions. ^l

Possessions and the Kingdom

²³Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth ^mto enter the kingdom of God!” ⁿ²⁴But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, ^ohow hard it is ^pto enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich ^qperson to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶So they were even more astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved?” ^r

²⁷Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible, ^sbut not with God, because all things are possible with God.”

²⁸Peter ^tbegan to tell Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”

²⁹“I assure you,” ^uJesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers or sisters, mother or father, ^vchildren, or fields because of Me and the gospel, ^w30who will not receive 100 times ^xmore, now at this time ^y—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions ^z—and eternal life ^ain the age to come. ^b31But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” ^c