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Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler
(Matt. 19:16-22; Luke 18:18-23 )

17 ¶ Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

18 ¶ So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.

19 “You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”

20 ¶ And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.”

21 ¶ Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”

22 ¶ But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

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