Study Desk

As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?"

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

But Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

"You know the commandments: 'DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.'"

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

And he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth."

And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

But he was deeply dismayed by these words, and he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

"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."

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And they were even more astonished, and said to Him, "Then who can be saved?"

And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Looking at them, Jesus said, "With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Peter began to say to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and have followed You."

Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

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 farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake,

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

"But many who are first will be last, and the last, first."

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.