^{16 Ref} And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

^{17 Ref} And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one `is' good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

^{18 Ref} He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

^{19 Ref} honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'

^{20 Ref} The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

^{21 Ref} Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

^{22 Ref} And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

^{23 Ref} and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

^{24 Ref} and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'