Matthew 19:16–30

¹⁶And lo, one having come near, said to him, ‘Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?’ ¹⁷And he said to him, ‘Why me dost thou call good? no one is good except One—God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.’ ¹⁸He saith to him, ‘What kind?’ And Jesus said, ‘Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, ¹⁹honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.’ ²⁰The young man saith to him, ‘All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?’ ²¹Jesus said to him, ‘If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.’ ²²And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions.

²³And Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens; ²⁴and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.’ ²⁵And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, ‘Who, then, is able to be saved?’ ²⁶And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ ²⁷Then Peter answering said to him, ‘Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?’ ²⁸And Jesus said to them, ‘Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit—ye also—upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel; ²⁹and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name’s sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit; ³⁰and many first shall be last, and last first.

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