Mark 10:17–31

Rich Young Ruler

Matt. 19:16–22; Luke 18:18–23

^17kNow as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I ^ldo that I may inherit eternal life?”

¹⁸So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, ^mGod. ¹⁹You know the commandments: ⁿ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

²⁰And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have ^okept from my youth.”

²¹Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, ^psell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have ^qtreasure in heaven; and come, ^rtake up the cross, and follow Me.”

²²But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Difficulty of Riches

Matt. 19:23–26; Luke 18:24–27

^23sThen Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” ²⁴And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is ²for those ^twho trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a ^urich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁷But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not ^vwith God; for with God all things are possible.”

Eternal Reward

Matt. 19:27–30; Luke 18:28–30

^28wThen Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.”

²⁹So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother ³or wife or children or ⁴lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, ^30xwho shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with ^ypersecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. ^31zBut many who are first will be last, and the last first.”