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Luke 18:19-29

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19 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
20 "You know the commandments, '1DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.' "
21 And he said, "All these things I have kept from my youth."
22 When Jesus heard this, He said to him, "One thing you still lack; 2sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have 3treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
23 But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
24 And Jesus looked at him and said, "4How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25 "For 5it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
26 They who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
27 But He said, "6The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."
28 Peter said, "Behold, 7we have left our own homes and followed You."
29 And He said to them, "Truly I say to you, 8there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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Cross References 8

  • 1. Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20
  • 2. Matthew 19:21; Luke 12:33
  • 3. Matthew 6:20
  • 4. Matthew 19:23; Mark 10:23
  • 5. Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25
  • 6. Matthew 19:26
  • 7. Luke 5:11
  • 8. Matthew 6:33; Matthew 19:29; Mark 10:29

Footnotes 2

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