Matthew 19:16-30

The Rich Young Man

16 ¹And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to ²have ³eternal life?"

17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ⁴If you would enter life, keep the commandments."

18 He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, ⁵"You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

19 Honor your father and mother, and, ⁶You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

20 The young man said to him, ⁷"All these I have kept. What do I still lack?"

21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be ⁸perfect, go, ⁹sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ¹⁰treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

22 ¹¹When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, ¹²only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

24 ¹³Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ¹⁴the kingdom of God."

25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

26 But Jesus ¹⁵looked at them and said, ¹⁶"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

27 Then Peter said in reply, "See, ¹⁷we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?"

28 Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world,^[a]18when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me ¹⁹will also sit on twelve thrones, ²⁰judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 ²¹And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold^[b] and will ²²inherit eternal life.

30 But ²³many who are ²⁴first will be last, and the last first.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 16-29, see Mark 10:17-30; Luke 18:18-30; [Luke 10:25-28]
• 2. [ver. 29]
• 3. Matthew 25:46; [Matthew 18:8]
• 4. Leviticus 18:5; Nehemiah 9:29; Ezek. 20:11, 13, 21; Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12
• 5. Romans 13:9; Cited from Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20; [Matthew 5:21, 27]
• 6. Matthew 5:43; Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Galatians 5:14; James 2:8; Cited from Leviticus 19:18
• 7. [Philippians 3:6]
• 8. See Matthew 5:48
• 9. Luke 12:33; [Luke 16:9; Luke 19:8; Acts 2:45; Acts 4:34, 35; 1 Timothy 6:18, 19]
• 10. Matthew 6:19, 20
• 11. [Ezekiel 33:31]
• 12. [1 Corinthians 1:26]; See Matthew 13:22
• 13. [Mark 10:24]
• 14. See Matthew 12:28
• 15. Mark 10:21; Luke 22:61
• 16. Genesis 18:14; Job 42:2; Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Zechariah 8:6; Mark 14:36; Luke 1:37
• 17. Matthew 4:20, 22; Mark 1:18, 20
• 18. See Matthew 16:27
• 19. Luke 22:30; Revelation 3:21
• 20. [1 Corinthians 6:2]
• 21. [Luke 14:26]
• 22. [ver. 16]; See Matthew 25:34
• 23. Matthew 20:16; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30
• 24. [Matthew 21:31, 32]

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek in the regeneration
• [b]. Some manuscripts manifold