Mark 10:17–31

A Rich Young Man

¹⁷And as^* he was setting out on his way, one individual ran up and knelt down before him and^* asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ¹⁹You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’ ”^{j 20}And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.” ²¹And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all that you have, and give the proceeds^* to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.” ²²But he looked gloomy at the statement and^* went away sorrowful, because he had^k many possessions.

²³And Jesus looked around and^* said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for^l those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!” ²⁴And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered and^* said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.” ²⁶And they were very astounded, saying to one another, “And who can be saved?” ²⁷Jesus looked at them and^* said, “With human beings it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” ²⁸Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you.” ²⁹Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel ³⁰who will not^m receive a hundred times as much now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. ³¹But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”