18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to 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: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”21 And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.”22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”23 But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.24 Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter 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 the kingdom of God.”26 Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”27 But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”28 And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.”29 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,30 who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Mark 10
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to 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: ‘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, all these I have kept from my youth.”21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is 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 person to enter the kingdom of God.”26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?”27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.”29 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Matthew 19
16 Atunci s-a apropiat de Iisus un om şi i-a zis: „Învăţătorule, ce bine să fac, ca să am viaţa veşnică?”17 El i-a răspuns: „De ce mă întrebi: Ce bine? Binele este unul singur. Dar dacă vrei să intri în viaţă, păzeşte poruncile!”18 „Care?” I-a zis el. Şi Iisus i-a răspuns: „Să nu ucizi, să nu comiţi adulter, să nu furi, să nu dai mărturie mincinoasă,19 să cinsteşti pe tatăl tău şi pe mama ta şi: Să-l iubeşti pe aproapele tău ca pe tine însuţi.”20 Tânărul i-a zis: „Toate aceste porunci le-am păzit cu grijă din tinereţea mea. Ce-mi mai lipseşte?”21 „Dacă vrei să fii desăvârşit”, i-a zis Iisus, „du-te de vinde ce ai, dă la săraci, şi vei avea o comoară în cer! Apoi vino şi urmează-mă!”22 Când a auzit tânărul vorba aceasta, a plecat foarte întristat, pentru că avea multe avuţii.23 Iisus le-a zis ucenicilor săi: „Adevărat vă spun că greu va intra un bogat în Împărăţia cerurilor.24 Vă mai spun iarăşi că este mai uşor să treacă o cămilă prin urechea acului, decât să intre un bogat în Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu.”25 Ucenicii, când au auzit lucrul acesta, au rămas uimiţi de tot şi au zis: „Cine poate atunci să fie mântuit?”26 Iisus s-a uitat ţintă la ei şi le-a zis: „La oameni lucrul acesta este cu neputinţă, dar la Dumnezeu toate lucrurile sunt cu putinţă.”27 Atunci Petru a luat cuvântul şi i-a zis: „Iată că noi am lăsat tot şi te-am urmat. Ce răsplată vom avea?”28 Iisus le-a răspuns: „Adevărat vă spun că, atunci când va sta Fiul Omului pe tronul măririi sale, la înnoirea tuturor lucrurilor, voi, care m-aţi urmat, veţi şedea şi voi pe douăsprezece scaune de domnie şi veţi judeca cele douăsprezece seminţii ale lui Israel.29 Şi oricine a lăsat case, fraţi, surori, tată sau mamă sau soţie, feciori sau holde, pentru numele meu, va primi însutit şi va moşteni viaţa veşnică.30 Dar mulţi din cei dintâi vor fi cei din urmă şi mulţi din cei din urmă vor fi cei dintâi.
