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18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, 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, that is, 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, Honour thy father and thy 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 have I kept from my youth up.
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“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him,Yet lackest thou one thing: 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 And when he heard this, he was very 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 when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he 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 go 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, Who then can be saved?
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Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
27 And 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 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, 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 parents, or brethren, or wife, 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 present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
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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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