Matthew 19:16-30
16A Rich Young Man Comes to Jesus Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23Just then a man came up to Jesus ▼▼Lit. him
and said, “Teacher, ▼▼Other mss. read Good Teacher
what good deed should I do to have eternal life?”Mark 10:17; Luke 10:25; 18:18 17Jesus ▼▼Lit. He
said to him, “Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ▼▼Other mss. read Why do you call me good? No one is good except for one—God
If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments.” 18The young man ▼▼Lit. He
said to him, “Which ones?”Jesus said, “‘You must not murder, ▼▼Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
you must not commit adultery, ▼▼Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18
you must not steal, ▼▼Exod 20:15; Deut 5:19
you must not give false testimony, ▼▼Exod 20:16; Deut 5:20
Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17 19honor your father and mother,’ ▼▼Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16
and ‘you must love your neighbor as yourself.’” ▼▼Lev 19:18
Lev 19:18; Matt 15:4; 22:39; Rom 13:9; Gal 5:14; James 2:8 20The young man said to him, “I have kept all of these. ▼▼Other mss. read kept all of these since I was a young man
What do I still lack?” 21Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money ▼▼The Gk. lacks the money
to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.”Matt 6:20; Luke 12:33; 16:9; Acts 2:45; 4:34-35; 1Tim 6:18-19 22But when the young man heard this statement he went away sad, because he had many possessions. 23Salvation and Reward Mark 10:23-31; Luke 18:24-30Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to get into the kingdom of heaven.Matt 13:22; Mark 10:24; 1Cor 1:26; 1Tim 6:9-10 24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.” 25When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished and said, “Who, then, can be saved?” 26Jesus looked at them intently and said, “For humans this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”Gen 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer 32:17; Zech 8:6; Luke 1:37; 18:27 27Then Peter said to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you. So what will we get?”Deut 33:9; Matt 4:20; Mark 10:28; Luke 5:11; 18:28 28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the renewed creation, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, governing the twelve tribes of Israel.Matt 20:21; Luke 22:28-30; 1Cor 6:2-3; Rev 2:26 29In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much ▼▼Other mss. read many times as much
and will inherit eternal life.Mark 10:29-30; Luke 18:29-30 30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”Matt 20:16; 21:31-32; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30 Luke 18:18-30
18An Official Comes to Jesus Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31Then an official asked Jesus, ▼▼Lit. him
“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”Matt 19:16; Mark 10:17 19Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? Nobody is good except for one—God. 20You know the commandments: ‘Never commit adultery. ▼▼Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18
Never murder. ▼▼Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
Never steal. ▼▼Exod 20:15; Deut 5:19
Never give false testimony. ▼▼Exod 20:16; Deut 5:20
Honor your father and mother.’” ▼▼Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16
Exod 20:12, 16; Deut 5:16-20; Rom 13:9; Eph 6:2; Col 3:20 21The official ▼▼Lit. He
replied, “I have kept all of these since I was a young man.” 22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still need one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money ▼▼The Gk. lacks the money
to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.”Matt 6:19-20; 19:21; 1Tim 6:19 23But when the official ▼▼Lit. he
heard this he became sad, because he was very rich. 24So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he ▼▼Other mss. read So Jesus looked at him and
said, “How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!Prov 11:28; Matt 19:23; Mark 10:23 25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.” 26Those who heard him said, “Then who can be saved?” 27Jesus ▼▼Lit. He
replied, “The things that are impossible for people are possible for God.”Jer 32:17; Zech 8:6; Matt 19:26; Luke 1:37 28Then Peter said, “See, we have left everything we have and followed you.”Matt 19:27 29Jesus ▼▼Lit. He
said to them, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of GodDeut 33:9 30who will not receive many times as much in this world, as well as eternal life in the age to come.”Job 42:10
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