Follow Christ

¹⁷Now 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?" ¹⁸So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. ¹⁹You 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."' ²⁰And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth." ²¹Then 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." ²²But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. ²³Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" ²⁴And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ²⁶And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, "Who then can be saved?" ²⁷But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible."

^١٧ وَفِيمَا هُوَ خَارِجٌ إِلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ، رَكَضَ وَاحِدٌ وَجَثَا لَهُ وَسَأَلَهُ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُعَلِّمُ ٱلصَّالِحُ، مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ لِأَرِثَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةَ؟». ^١٨فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لِمَاذَا تَدْعُونِي صَالِحًا؟ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَالِحًا إِلَّا وَاحِدٌ وَهُوَ ٱللهُ. ^١٩أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ ٱلْوَصَايَا: لَا تَزْنِ. لَا تَقْتُلْ. لَا تَسْرِقْ. لَا تَشْهَدْ بِٱلزُّورِ. لَا تَسْلُبْ. أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ». ^٢٠فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا حَفِظْتُهَا مُنْذُ حَدَاثَتِي». ^٢١فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ يَسُوعُ وَأَحَبَّهُ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: «يُعْوِزُكَ شَيْءٌ وَاحِدٌ: اِذْهَبْ بِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَكَ وَأَعْطِ ٱلْفُقَرَاءَ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَتَعَالَ ٱتْبَعْنِي حَامِلًا ٱلصَّلِيبَ». ^٢٢فَٱغْتَمَّ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْلِ وَمَضَى حَزِينًا، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ ذَا أَمْوَالٍ كَثِيرَةٍ. ^٢٣فَنَظَرَ يَسُوعُ حَوْلَهُ وَقَالَ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ: «مَا أَعْسَرَ دُخُولَ ذَوِي ٱلْأَمْوَالِ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ!». ^٢٤فَتَحَيَّرَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ. فَأَجَابَ يَسُوعُ أَيْضًا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا بَنِيَّ، مَا أَعْسَرَ دُخُولَ ٱلْمُتَّكِلِينَ عَلَى ٱلْأَمْوَالِ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ! ^٢٥مُرُورُ جَمَلٍ مِنْ ثَقْبِ إِبْرَةٍ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ». ^٢٦فَبُهِتُوا إِلَى ٱلْغَايَةِ قَائِلِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «فَمَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَخْلُصَ؟». ^٢٧فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ: «عِنْدَ ٱلنَّاسِ غَيْرُ مُسْتَطَاعٍ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مُسْتَطَاعٌ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ».