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A certain ruler questioned him saying "Good teacher what should I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him "Why do you say that I am good? Nobody is good except the one God. You know the commandments. "Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Honour your father and mother." And he (the other) said "I have kept all these things from my youth. But on hearing this Jesus said to him. "One thing is
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still lacking to you. Sell everything that you have and distribute this to poor people. Then you will have treasure in the heavens. Then come and follow me." But he on hearing these things became very grieved, for he was exceedingly rich. Seeing him like this Jesus said "How hard it is for those who have property to enter into the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
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