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18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, [even] God.
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“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.
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You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
21 And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.
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“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22 And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
23 But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich.
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When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.
24 And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
25 For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 And they that heard it said, Then who can be saved?
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Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27 But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
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Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
28 And Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed thee.
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Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”
29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
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“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
30 who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.
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will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”
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