14. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people who are like these children.”
15. After Jesus put his hands on the children, he left there.
16. A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have life forever?”
17. Jesus answered, “Why do you ask me about what is good? Only God is good. But if you want to have life forever, obey the commands.”
18. The man asked, “Which commands?”Jesus answered, “‘You must not murder anyone. You must not be guilty of adultery. You must not steal. You must not tell lies about your neighbor in court.
19. Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’”
20. The young man said, “I have obeyed all these things. What else do I need to do?”
21. Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, then go and sell all the things you own. Give the money to the poor. If you do this, you will have a treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me!”
22. But when the young man heard this, he became very sad because he was very rich. So he left Jesus.
23. Then Jesus said to his followers, “I tell you the truth. It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24. Yes, I tell you that 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.”
25. When the followers heard this, they were very surprised. They asked, “Then who can be saved?”