Matthew 19:16-26

16 Once a man came to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?"
17 "Why do you ask me concerning what is good?" answered Jesus. "There is only One who is good. Keep the commandments if you want to enter life."
18 "What commandments?" he asked. 1 Jesus answered, "Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely;
19 respect your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as you love yourself." 2
20 "I have obeyed all these commandments," the young man replied. "What else do I need to do?"
21 Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me."
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he was very rich.
23 Jesus then said to his disciples, "I assure you: it will be very hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of heaven.
24 I repeat: it is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."
25 When the disciples heard this, they were completely amazed. "Who, then, can be saved?" they asked.
26 Jesus looked straight at them and answered, "This is impossible for human beings, but for God everything is possible."

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Cross References 2

  • 1. 19.18 aExodus 20.13;Deuteronomy 5.17; bExodus 20.14;Deuteronomy 5.18; cExodus 20.15;Deuteronomy 5.19; dExodus 20.16;Deuteronomy 5.20.
  • 2. 19.19 aExodus 20.12;Deuteronomy 5.16; bLeviticus 19.18.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.