19 ¹⁶ And now a man came up and asked him, 'Master, what good must I do to gain eternal life?' 19 ¹⁷ 'Good?' said Jesus. 'Why do you ask me about that? One alone is good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.' 19 ^{18 [ Ex.20.12-16, Dt.5.16. ]} 'Which commandments?' he asked. Jesus answered, 'Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not give false evidence; 19 ^{19 [ Lv.19.18. ]} honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.' The young man answered, 19 ²⁰ 'I have kept all these. Where do I still fall short?' 19 ²¹ Jesus said to him, 'If you wish to go the whole way, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come, follow me.' 19 ²² When the young man heard this, he went away with a heavy heart; for he was a man of great wealth.

19 ²³ Jesus said to his disciples, 'I tell you this: a rich man will find it hard to enter the kingdom of Heaven. 19 ²⁴ I repeat, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.' 19 ²⁵ The disciples were amazed to hear this. 'Then who can be saved?' they asked. 19 ²⁶ Jesus looked them in the face, and said, 'For men this is impossible; but everything is possible for God.'
19 ²⁷ At this Peter said, 'Here are we who left everything to become your followers. What will there be for us?' 19 ²⁸ Jesus replied, 'I tell you this: in the world that is to be, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne in heavenly splendour, you my followers will have thrones of your own, where you will sit as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel. 19 ²⁹ And anyone who has left brothers or sisters, father, mother, or children, land or houses for the sake of my name will be repaid many times over, and gain eternal life. 19 ³⁰ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.