Matthew 19:13-30

English Standard Version

Let the Children Come to Me

¹³^(A)Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples ^(B)rebuked the people, ¹⁴but Jesus said, ^(C)“Let the little children ^(D)come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” ¹⁵And he laid his hands on them and went away.

The Rich Young Man

¹⁶^(E)And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to ^(F)have ^(G)eternal life?” ¹⁷And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ^(H)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, ^(I)“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, ^(J)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁰The young man said to him, ^(K)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹Jesus said to him, “If you would be ^(L)perfect, go, ^(M)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ^(N)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²²^(O)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, ^(P)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴^(Q)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 ^(R)the kingdom of God.” ²⁵When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” ²⁶But Jesus ^(S)looked at them and said, ^(T)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ²⁷Then Peter said in reply, “See, ^(U)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] ^(V)when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me ^(W)will also sit on twelve thrones, ^(X)judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹^(Y)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 ^(Z)inherit eternal life. ³⁰But ^(AA)many who are ^(AB)first will be last, and the last first.