A rich man’s question
18 A certain ruler asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?"
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Jesus replied, "
Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God.
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You know the commandments: Don't commit adultery. Don't murder. Don't steal. Don't give false testimony. Honor your father and mother."
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Then the ruler said, "I've kept all of these things since I was a boy."
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When Jesus heard this, he said, "
There's one more thing. Sell everything you own and distribute the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me."
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When he heard these words, the man became sad because he was extremely rich.
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When Jesus saw this, he said, "
It's very hard for the wealthy to enter God's kingdom!
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It's easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God's kingdom."
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Those who heard this said, "Then who can be saved?"
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Jesus replied, "
What is impossible for humans is possible for God."
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Peter said, "Look, we left everything we own and followed you."
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Jesus said to them, "
I assure you that anyone who has left house, husband, wife, brothers, sisters, parents, or children because of God's kingdom
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will receive many times more in this age and eternal life in the coming age."
Jesus predicts his death and resurrection
31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and said, "
Look, we're going up to Jerusalem, and everything written about the Human One by the prophets will be accomplished.
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He will be handed over to the Gentiles. He will be ridiculed, mistreated, and spit on.
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After torturing him, they will kill him. On the third day, he will rise up."
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But the Twelve understood none of these words. The meaning of this message was hidden from them and they didn't grasp what he was saying.
A blind man is healed
35 As Jesus came to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging.
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When the man heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.