Luke 18:17-32
New American Standard Bible
18A ruler questioned Him, saying, 'Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?'
19But Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
20You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’?'
21And he said, 'All these things I have kept since my youth.'
22Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him, 'One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.'
23But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy.
24And Jesus looked at him and said, 'How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25For 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!'
26Those who heard Him said, 'And so who can be saved?'
27But He said, 'The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.'
28Peter said, 'Behold, we have left our own homes and followed You.'
29And 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,
30who will not receive many times as much at this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.'
King James Version
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good none is good, save one, that is, God.
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,
30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Christian Standard Bible
19"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone.
20You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother."
24Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
25For 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."
New Living Translation
19Why do you call me good?' Jesus asked him. 'Only God is truly good.
20But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’ '
24When Jesus saw this, he said, 'How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
25In fact, 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!'
English Standard Version
Chapter 18
17Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
18And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
19And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’"
21And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth."
22When 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."
23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
24Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
25For 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."
26Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
27But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
28And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed you."
29And 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,
30who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."
New International Version
19"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone.
20You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ "
23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.
24Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."
New King James Version
19So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.
20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
24And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
25For 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.”