Mark 10:17-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Rich Young Ruler
17 As(A) He was setting out on a journey,(B) a man ran up, knelt down(C) before Him, and asked Him, “Good(D) Teacher,(E) what must I do to inherit(F) eternal life?”(G)
18 “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God.(H) 19 You know the commandments:
Do not murder;(I)
do not commit adultery;(J)
do not steal;(K)
do not bear false witness;(L)
do not defraud;(M)
honor(N) your father and mother.”(O)[a]
20 He said to Him, “Teacher,(P) I have kept all these from my youth.”
21 Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him(Q) and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor,(R) and you will have treasure(S) in heaven.(T) Then come,[b] follow Me.”(U) 22 But he was stunned[c] at this demand, and he went away grieving,(V) because he had many possessions.(W)
Possessions and the Kingdom
23 Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth(X) to enter the kingdom of God!”(Y) 24 But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children,(Z) how hard it is[d] to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich(AA) person to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 So they were even more astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved?”(AB)
27 Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible,(AC) but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”
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- Mark 10:19 Ex 20:12-16; Dt 5:16-20
- Mark 10:21 Other mss add taking up the cross, and
- Mark 10:22 Or he became gloomy
- Mark 10:24 Other mss add for those trusting in wealth
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