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And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,
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and Jesus having called them near, said, `Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;
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verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'
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And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'
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And Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good, except One -- God;
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the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'
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And he said, `All these I did keep from my youth;'
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and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'
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and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceeding rich.
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And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, `How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!
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for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.'