Luke 18:18-30
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18aAnd a ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. 20“You know the commandments, ‘aDo not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” 21And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” 22And when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack: asell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have btreasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.” 23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. 24And Jesus looked at him and said, “aHow hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! 25“For ait is easier for a camel to 1go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 26And those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” 27But He said, “aThe things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”
28And Peter said, “Behold, awe have left all that is our own and followed You.” 29And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, athere is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30who will not receive many times more at this time and in athe age to come, eternal life.”