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| | Young children were brought to Jesus, that He might teach them. His students scolded those who brought the children, but when Jesus saw what His students were doing, He was very unhappy, and told them, "Do not forbid the children to come to me. Allow them there, for they are so like the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, who ever does not receive the kingdom of God the way a child does, he shall not enter into it." Jesus took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. | | Young children were brought to Jesus, that He might teach them. His students scolded those who brought the children, but when Jesus saw what His students were doing, He was very unhappy, and told them, "Do not forbid the children to come to me. Allow them there, for they are so like the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, who ever does not receive the kingdom of God the way a child does, he shall not enter into it." Jesus took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. |
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| | + | As he was leaving, a man came running up to him, and kneeled before him, asking, "Good Teacher, what must I do that I may have eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? There is no one good but God the Father. You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your parents." The man answered Him, saying, "Teacher, I have kept all the commandments, since I was a child." Jesus loved him, so He said to him, "You lack one thing: go home, sell all your possessions, giving all you have to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me." His face dropped at those words, and he departed in sorrow, because he was a rich man. |
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| | + | Jesus looked around and said to His students, "How unlikely it is that those who have a lot of money will enter the kingdom of God!" The students were astonished to hear this. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is for them [who trust in money] to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for an idle miser to enter into the kingdom of God." They were incredulous, saying to each other, "Who, then, can be saved?" |
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| − | |<span id="10:18"></span>And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
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| − | |<span id="10:19"></span>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.
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| − | |<span id="10:20"></span>And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
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| − | |The man answered Him, saying, "Teacher, I have kept all the commandments, since I was a child."
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| − | |<span id="10:21"></span>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.
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| − | |Jesus loved him, so He said to him, "You lack one thing: go home, sell all your possessions, giving all you have to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me."
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| − | |<span id="10:22"></span>And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
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| − | |His face dropped at those words, and he departed in sorrow, because he was a rich man.
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| − | |<span id="10:23"></span>And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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| − | |Jesus looked around and said to His students, "How unlikely it is that those who have a lot of money will enter the kingdom of God!"
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| − | |The "having" of money isn't the problem, so much as coming to depend on that money as a [[God-substitute]]. But anyone who has money, might come to trust in it. [[God]] wants us to trust Him, money or no.
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| − | |<span id="10:24"></span>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!
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| − | |The students were astonished to hear this. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is for them [who trust in money] to enter the kingdom of God!
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| − | |<span id="10:25"></span>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.
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| − | |It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for an idle miser to enter into the kingdom of God."
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| − | |Plousios meant the idle rich then; the closest term today would be "idle miser"; the Greek is from ploutos (wealth), from which plutocrat is derived.
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| − | The "needle" was the very narrow pedestrian portal in the larger city gate. In order to pass, the camel must lower itself. Similarly, in order to pass the gates of heaven, a man must bow.
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| − | |<span id="10:26"></span>And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
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| | |<span id="10:27"></span>And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. | | |<span id="10:27"></span>And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. |