The Rich Ruler
18 1And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to
2inherit eternal life?"
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And Jesus said to him,
"Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
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You know the commandments: 3'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'"
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And he said,
4"All these I have kept from my youth."
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him,
"One thing you still lack. 5Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have 6treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
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7But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
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Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said,
8"How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter 9the kingdom of God!
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For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter 10the kingdom of God."
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Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
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But he said,
11"What is impossible with men is possible with God."
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And Peter said, "See,
12we have left our homes and followed you."
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And he said to them,
"Truly, I say to you, 13there 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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who will not receive 14many times more 15in this time, and in 16the age to come eternal life."
Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time
31 17And taking the twelve, he said to them,
"See, 18we are going up to Jerusalem, and 19everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
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For he will be 20delivered over to the Gentiles and will be 21mocked and shamefully treated and 22spit upon.
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And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on 23the third day he will rise."
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24But they understood none of these things.
25This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.