Mark:10:17-31
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Now as He was going out on the road ,
one came running ,
knelt before Him ,
and asked Him , "
Good Teacher ,
what shall I do that I may 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 ,' "
Do not defraud ,' "
Honor your father and your mother ."'
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And he answered and said to Him , "
Teacher ,
all these things I have kept from my youth ."
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Then Jesus ,
looking at him ,
loved him ,
and said to him , "
One thing you lack :
Go your way ,
sell whatever you have and give to the poor ,
and you will have treasure in heaven ;
and come ,
take up the cross ,
and follow Me ."
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But he was sad at this word ,
and went away sorrowful ,
for he had great possessions .
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Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples , "
How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God !"
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And the disciples were astonished at His words .
But Jesus answered again and said to them , "
Children ,
how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God !
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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 they were greatly astonished ,
saying among themselves , "
Who then can be saved ?"
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But Jesus looked at them and said , "
With men it is impossible ,
but not with God ;
for with God all things are possible ."
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Then Peter began to say to Him , "
See ,
we have left all and followed You ."
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So Jesus answered and said , "
Assuredly ,
I say to you ,
there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands ,
for My sake and the gospel '
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who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands ,
with persecutions--and in the age to come ,
eternal life .
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But many who are first will be last ,
and the last first ."