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The disciples1were amazed at His words. But Jesusansweredagain and said to them, "Children, howhard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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"2It is easier for a camel to gothrough the eye of a needlethan for a richman to enter the kingdom of God."
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They were evenmoreastonished and said to Him, "Thenwhocan be saved?"
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Looking at them, Jesussaid, "3With people it is impossible, but not with God; for allthings are possible with God."
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4Peterbegan to say to Him, "Behold, we have lefteverything and followed You."
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Jesussaid, "Truly I say to you, 5there is noonewho has lefthouseorbrothersorsistersormotherorfatherorchildrenorfarms, for My sake and for the gospel'ssake,
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but that he will receive a hundredtimes as muchnow in the presentage, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in 6the age to come, eternallife.
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"But 7many who are first will be last, and the last, first."
Jesus' Sufferings Foretold
328They were on the roadgoing up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they 9were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelveaside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,
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saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and 10the Son of Man will be delivered to the chiefpriests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles.
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"They will mock Him and 11spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and threedayslater He will riseagain."