Reject, Give & Follow

¹⁶Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" ¹⁷So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments." ¹⁸He said to Him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, ""You shall not murder,' "You shall not commit adultery,' "You shall not steal,' "You shall not bear false witness,' ¹⁹"Honor your father and your mother,' and, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."' ²⁰The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?" ²¹Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." ²²But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. ²³Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ²⁵When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" ²⁶But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." ²⁷Then Peter answered and said to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?" ²⁸So Jesus said to them, "Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. ³⁰But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

^١٦ وَإِذَا وَاحِدٌ تَقَدَّمَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُعَلِّمُ ٱلصَّالِحُ، أَيَّ صَلَاحٍ أَعْمَلُ لِتَكُونَ لِيَ ٱلْحَيَاةُ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةُ؟». ^١٧فَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا تَدْعُونِي صَالِحًا؟ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَالِحًا إِلَّا وَاحِدٌ وَهُوَ ٱللهُ. وَلَكِنْ إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ فَٱحْفَظِ ٱلْوَصَايَا». ^١٨قَالَ لَهُ: «أَيَّةَ ٱلْوَصَايَا؟». فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «لَا تَقْتُلْ. لَا تَزْنِ. لَا تَسْرِقْ. لَا تَشْهَدْ بِٱلزُّورِ. ^١٩أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ، وَأَحِبَّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ». ^٢٠قَالَ لَهُ ٱلشَّابُّ: «هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا حَفِظْتُهَا مُنْذُ حَدَاثَتِي. فَمَاذَا يُعْوِزُنِي بَعْدُ؟». ^٢١قَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَامِلًا فَٱذْهَبْ وَبِعْ أَمْلَاكَكَ وَأَعْطِ ٱلْفُقَرَاءَ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَتَعَالَ ٱتْبَعْنِي». ^٢٢فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلشَّابُّ ٱلْكَلِمَةَ مَضَى حَزِينًا، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ ذَا أَمْوَالٍ كَثِيرَةٍ. ^٢٣فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ: «ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يَعْسُرُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ! ^٢٤وَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَيْضًا: إِنَّ مُرُورَ جَمَلٍ مِنْ ثَقْبِ إِبْرَةٍ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ!». ^٢٥فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ تَلَامِيذُهُ بُهِتُوا جِدًّا قَائِلِينَ: «إِذًا مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَخْلُصَ؟». ^٢٦فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا عِنْدَ ٱلنَّاسِ غَيْرُ مُسْتَطَاعٍ، وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُسْتَطَاعٌ». ^٢٧فَأَجَابَ بُطْرُسُ حِينَئِذٍ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ تَرَكْنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَتَبِعْنَاكَ. فَمَاذَا يَكُونُ لَنَا؟». ^٢٨فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَبِعْتُمُونِي، فِي ٱلتَّجْدِيدِ، مَتَى جَلَسَ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مَجْدِهِ، تَجْلِسُونَ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا عَلَى ٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ كُرْسِيًّا تَدِينُونَ أَسْبَاطَ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ. ^٢٩وَكُلُّ مَنْ تَرَكَ بُيُوتًا أَوْ إِخْوَةً أَوْ أَخَوَاتٍ أَوْ أَبًا أَوْ أُمًّا أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةً أَوْ أَوْلَادًا أَوْ حُقُولًا مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِي، يَأْخُذُ مِئَةَ ضِعْفٍ وَيَرِثُ ٱلْحَيَاةَ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةَ. ^٣٠وَلَكِنْ كَثِيرُونَ أَوَّلُونَ يَكُونُونَ آخِرِينَ، وَآخِرُونَ أَوَّلِينَ.