A rich young man comes to Jesus
16 One day a man came to Jesus. He asked Jesus, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I can live with God for ever?’
17 Jesus replied, ‘Why do you ask me about a good thing? Only God is good. Nobody else. If you want to have true life, you must obey God's commands.’
18 The man asked Jesus, ‘Which commands must I obey?’
So Jesus replied, ‘Do not kill anyone. Do not have sex with anyone who is not your wife. Do not rob anyone. Do not say things that are not true about people. 19 Love your father and your mother and obey them. Love other people as much as you love yourself.’
20 The young man replied, ‘I have always obeyed these laws. What else must I do?’
21 Jesus said to him, ‘If you want to be completely good, then you must do this. You must sell everything that you have. Then give the money to poor people. If you do that, you will have many valuable things in heaven. Then come back and be my disciple.’
22 When the young man heard this, he went away. He was very upset. He was feeling sad because he was a very rich man.
