Matthew:19:16-30

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* A man came to Jesus and said , Teacher , what good thing must I do so that I will live for ever ? * Jesus said , Why do you ask me about what is good ? Only God is good . If you want to live for ever , you must keep Gods laws . * The man said , Which laws ? Jesus said , Do not kill . Do not commit adultery . Do not steal . Do not tell lies . * Respect your father and your mother . Love your neighbour as you love yourself . * The young man said , I have kept all those laws . What more must I do ? * Jesus said , If you want to be all right , go and sell everything you have . Give the money to poor people . For this you will be rich in heaven . Then come and go with me . * When the young man heard that , he was sad , because he was very rich . So he went away . * Then Jesus said to his disciples , I tell you the truth . It is very hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven . * And I tell you this also . It is easier for a big animal like a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God . * When the disciples heard this , they were very much surprised . They said , Then who can be saved ? * Jesus looked at them and said , Men cannot do it , but God can do anything . * Then Peter said , See , we have left all things and have come with you . So what will we have ? * Jesus said to them , I tell you the truth . In the new world , the Son of Man will be great . He will sit on his throne of glory &lt ;FI &gt ;big chair of a king &lt ;Fi &gt ; to rule . Then you who have come with me will also sit on twelve thrones . You will judge the twelve tribes of Israel . * If anyone has left his house , his brothers , his sisters , his father , his mother , his children , or his farms for my sake , he will receive a hundred times as much as he has left . And he will live for ever . * But many people who are first will be last , and those who are last will be first .

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