bwe - Matthew:19:16-30

bwe@Matthew:19:16 @ A man came to Jesus and said, Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will live for ever?

bwe@Matthew:19:17 @ 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.

bwe@Matthew:19:18 @ The man said, Which laws? Jesus said, Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not tell lies.

bwe@Matthew:19:19 @ Respect your father and your mother. Love your neighbour as you love yourself.

bwe@Matthew:19:20 @ The young man said, I have kept all those laws. What more must I do?

bwe@Matthew:19:21 @ 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.

bwe@Matthew:19:22 @ When the young man heard that, he was sad, because he was very rich. So he went away.

bwe@Matthew:19:23 @ 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.

bwe@Matthew:19:24 @ 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.

bwe@Matthew:19:25 @ When the disciples heard this, they were very much surprised. They said, Then who can be saved?

bwe@Matthew:19:26 @ Jesus looked at them and said, Men cannot do it, but God can do anything.

bwe@Matthew:19:27 @ Then Peter said, See, we have left all things and have come with you. So what will we have?

bwe@Matthew:19:28 @ 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 <FI>big chair of a king<Fi> to rule. Then you who have come with me will also sit on twelve thrones. You will judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

bwe@Matthew:19:29 @ 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.

bwe@Matthew:19:30 @ But many people who are first will be last, and those who are last will be first.