Mark 10:16-20

16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

The Rich and the Kingdom of God

17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’^[a] ”

20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

Cross References

• 1. Mark 9:36
• 2. Mark 1:40
• 3. Luke 10:25; S Acts 20:32
• 4. Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20

Footnotes

• [a] Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20