Matthew 19:16-30

English Standard Version

The Rich Young Man

¹⁶^(A)And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to ^(B)have ^(C)eternal life?” ¹⁷And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ^(D)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, ^(E)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹Honor your father and mother, and, ^(F)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁰The young man said to him, ^(G)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹Jesus said to him, “If you would be ^(H)perfect, go, ^(I)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ^(J)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²²^(K)When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, ^(L)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴^(M)Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^(N)the kingdom of God.” ²⁵When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” ²⁶But Jesus ^(O)looked at them and said, ^(P)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ²⁷Then Peter said in reply, “See, ^(Q)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” ²⁸Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,^[a] ^(R)when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me ^(S)will also sit on twelve thrones, ^(T)judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹^(U)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold^[b] and will ^(V)inherit eternal life. ³⁰But ^(W)many who are ^(X)first will be last, and the last first.