Mark 10:24-32

24They were very surprised about Jesus' words. Jesus spoke again to them: ‘My friends, it is very difficult for anyone to let God rule in their life.

25The hole in a needle is very small. A camel cannot go through it! But it is even more difficult than that for a rich person to let God rule in their life.’

26Then Jesus' disciples were even more surprised. They said to each other, ‘So perhaps God will not save anyone!’

27Jesus looked at them and he replied, ‘For people, it really is impossible. But God can do it. God can do everything.’

28Peter said to Jesus, ‘Look! We have left everything that we had. Now we are your disciples.’

29Jesus said, ‘I tell you this: Some people have left their homes. Or they may have left their brothers or sisters. Or they may have left their mother or their father. Or they may have left their children or their fields. They have done that because of me. And they have done it because of God's good news.

30Now, in this world, God will give those people many more things than they have left behind, even 100 times more! Yes, they will receive houses and brothers and sisters. They will receive mothers and children and fields. As well as all this, people will be against them. But in the future world, they will live for ever with God.

31But many people who are very important now will not be important then. And people who are not important now will become very important then.’

32Jesus and his disciples were walking along the road towards Jerusalem. Jesus was walking in front of them all. The disciples were very upset. Other people who were following behind them were afraid. Jesus again took his 12 apostles away from the other people. He began to tell them what would happen to him soon.