Matthew 19:16-26 (Gospel)
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- Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
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- So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
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- He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “’You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’
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- ’Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ “
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- The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
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- Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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- But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
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- Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
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- And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
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- When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
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- But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”