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The Book of Luke, Chapter 18, Verse 21

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‹Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.›
King James Version
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
American Standard Version
And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.
New English Translation
who will not receive many times more in this age– and in the age to come, eternal life.”
World English Bible
He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."
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Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, ‹Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.›
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And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
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And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, ‹How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!›
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‹For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.›
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And they that heard [it] said, Who then can be saved?
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And he said, ‹The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.›
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Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
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And he said unto them, ‹Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,›
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‹Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.›
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Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, ‹Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.›