18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”21 And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.”22 When 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.”23 But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.24 Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!25 For 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.”26 Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”27 But he said, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”28 And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.”29 And 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,30 who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Mark 10
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.”21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!25 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.”26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?”27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.”29 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 lands, for my sake and for the gospel,30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Matthew 19
16 Ed ecco un tale, che gli s’accostò e gli disse: Maestro, che farò io di buono per aver la vita eterna?17 E Gesù gli rispose: Perché m’interroghi tu intorno a ciò ch’è buono? Uno solo è il buono. Ma se vuoi entrar nella vita osserva i comandamenti.18 Quali? gli chiese colui. E Gesù rispose: Questi: Non uccidere; non commettere adulterio; non rubare; non dir falsa testimonianza;19 onora tuo padre e tua madre, e ama il tuo prossimo come te stesso.20 E il giovane a lui: Tutte queste cose le ho osservate; che mi manca ancora?21 Gesù gli disse: Se vuoi esser perfetto, va’ vendi ciò che hai e dallo ai poveri, ed avrai un tesoro nei cieli; poi, vieni e seguitami.22 Ma il giovane, udita questa parola, se ne andò contristato, perché avea di gran beni.23 E Gesù disse ai suoi discepoli: Io vi dico in verità che un ricco malagevolmente entrerà nel regno dei cieli.24 E da capo vi dico: E’ più facile a un cammello passare per la cruna d’un ago, che ad un ricco entrare nel regno di Dio.25 I suoi discepoli, udito questo, sbigottirono forte e dicevano: Chi dunque può esser salvato?26 E Gesù, riguardatili fisso, disse loro: Agli uomini questo è impossibile; ma a Dio ogni cosa è possibile.27 Allora Pietro, replicando, gli disse: Ecco, noi abbiamo lasciato ogni cosa e t’abbiam seguitato; che ne avremo dunque?28 E Gesù disse loro: Io vi dico in verità che nella nuova creazione, quando il Figliuol del l’uomo sederà sul trono della sua gloria, anche voi che m’avete seguitato, sederete su dodici troni a giudicar le dodici tribù d’Israele.29 E chiunque avrà lasciato case, o fratelli, o sorelle, o padre, o madre, o figliuoli, o campi per amor del mio nome, ne riceverà cento volte tanti, ed erederà la vita eterna.30 Ma molti primi saranno ultimi; e molti ultimi, primi.
