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, ¹⁴ but Jesus said, ^(C)“Let the little children ^(D)come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” ¹⁵ And 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?” ¹⁷ And 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.” ¹⁸ He 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, ¹⁹ Honor your father and mother, and, ^(J)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁰ The young man said to him, ^(K)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹ Jesus 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.

²³ And 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.” ²⁵ When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” ²⁶ But Jesus ^(S)looked at them and said, ^(T)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ²⁷ Then Peter said in reply, “See, ^(U)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” ²⁸ Jesus 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. ³⁰ But ^(AA)many who are ^(AB)first will be last, and the last first.

Laborers in the Vineyard

20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. ² After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius^[c] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³ And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, ⁴ and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ ⁵ So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. ⁶ And ^(AC)about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ ⁷ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ ⁸ And ^(AD)when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his ^(AE)foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ ⁹ And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. ¹⁰ Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. ¹¹ And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, ¹² saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and ^(AF)the scorching heat.’ ¹³ But he replied to one of them, ^(AG)‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? ¹⁴ Take ^(AH)what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. ^15 (AI)Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or ^(AJ)do you begrudge my generosity?’^{[d] 16} So ^(AK)the last will be first, and the first last.”

Let the Children Come to Me

^13 (A)And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples ^(B)rebuked them. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, ^(C)“Let the children come to me; ^(D)do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ^15 (E)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not ^(F)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” ¹⁶ And ^(G)he took them in his arms and blessed them, ^(H)laying his hands on them.

The Rich Young Man

^17 (I)And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and ^(J)knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(K)inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ^(L)‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” ²⁰ And he said to him, “Teacher, ^(M)all these I have kept from my youth.” ²¹ And Jesus, ^(N)looking at him, ^(O)loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, ^(P)sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have ^(Q)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ^22 (R)Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³ And Jesus ^(S)looked around and said to his disciples, ^(T)“How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter ^(U)the kingdom of God!” ²⁴ And the disciples ^(V)were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, ^(W)“Children, ^(X)how difficult it is^[a] to enter ^(Y)the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^(Z)the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him,^[b] “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ Jesus ^(AA)looked at them and said, ^(AB)“With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” ²⁸ Peter began to say to him, “See, ^(AC)we have left everything and followed you.” ²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, ^(AD)there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and ^(AE)for the gospel, ³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold ^(AF)now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, ^(AG)with persecutions, and in ^(AH)the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But ^(AI)many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Let the Children Come to Me

^15 (A)Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they ^(B)rebuked them. ¹⁶ But Jesus called them to him, saying, ^(C)“Let the children come to me, and ^(D)do not hinder them, ^(E)for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ^17 (F)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not ^(G)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”

The Rich Ruler

^18 (H)And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(I)inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ^(J)‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” ²¹ And he said, ^(K)“All these I have kept from my youth.” ²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. ^(L)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have ^(M)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ^23 (N)But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. ²⁴ Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, ^(O)“How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter ^(P)the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^(Q)the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ But he said, ^(R)“What is impossible with man is possible with God.” ²⁸ And Peter said, “See, ^(S)we have left our homes and followed you.” ²⁹ And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^(T)there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers^[a] or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive ^(U)many times more ^(V)in this time, and in ^(W)the age to come eternal life.”