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Matthew 19:16-26

16Just thenΚαὶ ἰδοὺKai idouG2532 G2400a manεἷςheisG1520came upπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus andinquiredεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingmust I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160toἵναinaG2443obtainσχῶschōG2192eternalαἰώνιον;aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

17“WhyτίtiG5101do you askἐρωτᾷςerōtasG2065MeG1473aboutπερὶperiG4012what isὁhoG3588goodἀγαθοῦ;agathouG18?”δὲdeG1161τοῦtouG3588Jesusrepliedεἶπεν αὐτῷ·eipen autōG2036 G846. “There isἐστινestinG1510only OneεἷςheisG1520who isὁhoG3588goodἀγαθόςagathosG18δὲdeG1161.IfεἰeiG1487you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖν,eis eiseltheinG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,keepτήρησονtērēsonG5083theτὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολάς.¶entolasG1785.”

18“Whichποίας;poiasG4169ones?” the manaskedΛέγει αὐτῷ·Legei autōG3004 G846δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036τὸtoG3588, “‘Do not murderοὐ φονεύσεις,ou phoneuseisG3756 G5407,do not commit adulteryοὐ μοιχεύσεις,ou moicheuseisG3756 G3431,do not stealοὐ κλέψεις,ou klepseisG3756 G2813,do not bear false witnessοὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις,ou pseudomarturēseisG3756 G5576,

19honorτίμαtimaG5091yourτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572.’”

20“All theseπάντα ταῦταpanta tautaG3778 G3956I have keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442,”saidΛέγειLegeiG3004theὁhoG3588young manαὐτῷ νεανίσκος·autō neaniskosG3495 G846. “WhatτίtiG5101do I still lackἔτι ὑστερῶ;¶eti husterōG2089 G5302?”

21ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldἜφηEphēG5346himαὐτῷautōG846, “IfεἰeiG1487you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to beG1510perfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046,goὕπαγεhupageG5217,sellπώλησόνpōlēsonG4453yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225andκαὶkaiG2532giveδὸςdosG1325to theτοῖςtoisG3588poorπτωχοῖς·ptōchoisG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772.ThenκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473.”

22WhenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588young manνεανίσκοςneaniskosG3495heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisG3778τὸνtonG3588λόγονlogonG3056,he went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565in sorrowλυπούμενος·lupoumenosG3076,becauseγὰρgarG1063heἦνēnG1510hadἔχωνechōnG2192greatπολλά.¶pollaG4183wealthκτήματαktēmataG2933.

23ThenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,it is hard forδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423a rich manπλούσιοςplousiosG4145to enterεἰσελεύσεται εἰςeiseleusetai eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

24AgainΠάλιν δὲPalin deG1161 G3825I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771, itisἐστινestinG1510easier forεὐκοπώτερόνeukopōteronG2123a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574to passG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223theeyeτρυπήματοςtrupēmatosG5169of a needleῥαφίδοςrhaphidosG4476than forἢēG2228a rich manπλούσιονplousionG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

25WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heard thisἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191,they were greatlyσφόδραsphodraG4970astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?”

26δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424looked atἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689them andsaidεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “WithπαρὰparaG3844manἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστιν,estinG1510impossibleἀδύνατόνadunatonG102,butδὲdeG1161withπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316all thingsπάνταpantaG3956arepossibleδυνατάdunataG1415.”

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