Mark 10:17-25

The Rich Young Ruler

17 ¹As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and ²knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to ³inherit eternal life?"

18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

19 "You know the commandments, '⁴DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.' "

20 And he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept ⁵all these things from my youth up."

21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ⁶treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

22 But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

23 And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, "⁷How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

24 The disciples ⁸were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

25 "⁹It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 10:17-31: {Matthew 19:16-30; Luke 18:18-30}
• 2. Mark 1:40
• 3. Matthew 25:34; Luke 10:25; Luke 18:18; Acts 20:32; Ephesians 1:18; 1 Peter 1:4
• 4. Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20
• 5. Matthew 19:20
• 6. Matthew 6:20
• 7. Matthew 19:23
• 8. Mark 1:27
• 9. Matthew 19:24

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "he became gloomy"