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Now a certain ruler asked Him ,
saying , "
Good Teacher ,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?"
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So Jesus said to him , "
Why do you call Me good ?
No one is good but One ,
that is ,
God .
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You know the commandments : "
Do not commit adultery ,' "
Do not murder ,' "
Do not steal ,' "
Do not bear false witness ,' "
Honor your father and your mother ."'
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And he said , "
All these things I have kept from my youth ."
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So when Jesus heard these things ,
He said to him , "
You still lack one thing .
Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor ,
and you will have treasure in heaven ;
and come ,
follow Me ."
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But when he heard this ,
he became very sorrowful ,
for he was very rich .
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And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful ,
He said , "
How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God !
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For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God ."
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And those who heard it said , "
Who then can be saved ?"
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But He said , "
The things which are impossible with men are possible with God ."
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Then Peter said , "
See ,
we have left all and followed You ."
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So He said to them , "
Assuredly ,
I say to you ,
there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children ,
for the sake of the kingdom of God ,
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who shall not receive many times more in this present time ,
and in the age to come eternal life ."
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Then He took the twelve aside and said to them , "
Behold ,
we are going up to Jerusalem ,
and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished .
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For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon .
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They will scourge Him and kill Him .
And the third day He will rise again ."
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But they understood none of these things ;
this saying was hidden from them ,
and they did not know the things which were spoken .
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Then it happened ,
as He was coming near Jericho ,
that a certain blind man sat by the road begging .
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And hearing a multitude passing by ,
he asked what it meant .
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So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by .
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And he cried out ,
saying , "
Jesus ,
Son of David ,
have mercy on me !"
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Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet ;
but he cried out all the more , "
Son of David ,
have mercy on me !"
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So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him .
And when he had come near ,
He asked him ,
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saying , "
What do you want Me to do for you ?"
He said , "
Lord ,
that I may receive my sight ."
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Then Jesus said to him , "
Receive your sight ;
your faith has made you well ."
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And immediately he received his sight ,
and followed Him ,
glorifying God .
And all the people ,
when they saw it ,
gave praise to God .