16And,behold , onecame and said unto him,GoodMaster,what good thing shall I do , that I may haveeternallife?17And he said unto him,Why callest thoumegood? there is nonegoodbutone, that is, God:butif thou wiltenterintolife,keep the commandments.18
He saith unto him,Which ? Jesussaid , Thou shalt donomurder , Thou shaltnot commit adultery , Thou shaltnotsteal , Thou shaltnot bear false witness ,19Honourthyfatherand thy mother:and, Thou shalt lovethyneighbourasthyself.20
The young mansaith unto him,All these things have I keptfrommy youth up:whatlack I yet?21Jesussaid unto him,If thou wiltbeperfect,go and sell that thouhast , andgive to the poor,and thou shalt havetreasureinheaven:andcome and followme.22But when the young manheard that saying, he went awaysorrowful : for he hadgreatpossessions.23ThensaidJesus unto hisdisciples,Verily I say unto you,That a rich man shall hardlyenterinto the kingdom of heaven.24Andagain I say unto you, It iseasier for a camel to gothrough the eye of a needle,than for a rich man to enterinto the kingdom of God.25Whenhisdisciplesheard it, they were exceedinglyamazed , saying , Whothencan be saved ?
26ButJesusbeheld them, and said unto them,Withmenthisisimpossible;butwithGod all thingsarepossible.27ThenansweredPeter and said unto him,Behold , we have forsakenall,andfollowedthee;what shall wehavetherefore?28AndJesussaid unto them,Verily I say unto you,Thatyewhich have followedme,in the regenerationwhen the Son of man shall sitin the throne of hisglory,yealso shall situpontwelvethrones,judging the twelvetribes of Israel.29Andeveryone that hath forsakenhouses,orbrethren,orsisters,orfather,ormother,orwife,orchildren,orlands, for myname'ssake, shall receive an hundredfold,and shall inheriteverlastinglife.30Butmany that are first shall belast;and the last shall be first.
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