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15 People brought him babies to touch; but when the talmidim saw the people doing this, they rebuked them.
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People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
16 However, Yeshua called the children to him and said, "Let the children come to me, and stop hindering them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17 Yes! I tell you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it at all!"
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Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
18 One of the leaders asked him, "Good rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?"
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A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
19 Yeshua said to him, "Why are you calling me good? No one is good but God!
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“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
20 You know the mitzvot -- `Don't commit adultery, don't murder, don't steal, don't give false testimony, honor your father and mother, . . .'"
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You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
21 He replied, "I have kept all these since I was a boy."
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“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
22 On hearing this Yeshua said to him, "There is one thing you still lack. Sell whatever you have, distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me!"
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
23 But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.
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When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.
24 Yeshua looked at him and said, "How hard it is for people with wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!
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Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
25 It's easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God!"
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Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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