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"Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.
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You know the Commandments: `Do not commit adultery;' `Do not murder;' `Do not steal;' `Do not lie in giving evidence;' `Honour thy father and thy mother.'"
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"All of those," he replied, "I have kept from my youth."
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On receiving this answer Jesus said to him, "There is still one thing wanting in you. Sell everything you possess and give the money to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and then come, follow me."
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But on hearing these words he was deeply sorrowful, for he was exceedingly rich.
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