Luke 18
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Luke 18:15-30

151And they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. 16But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17Truly I say to you, 2whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

183A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. 20You know the commandments, ‘4Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” 21And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” 22When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; 5sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have 6treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 23But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. 24And Jesus looked at him and said, “7How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! 25For 8it is easier for a camel to 9go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 26They who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” 27But He said, “10The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

28Peter said, “Behold, 11we have left 12our own homes and followed You.” 29And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, 13there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30who will not receive many times as much at this time and in 14the age to come, eternal life.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 18:15 Luke 18:15-17: Matt 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 18:17 Matt 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:15; 1 Cor 14:20; 1 Pet 2:2 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 18:18 Luke 18:18-30: Matt 19:16-29; Mark 10:17-30; Luke 10:25-28 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 18:20 Ex 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 18:22 Matt 19:21; Luke 12:33 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 18:22 Matt 6:20 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 18:24 Matt 19:23; Mark 10:23f ↩
  8. 8. Luke 18:25 Matt 19:24; Mark 10:25 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 18:25 Lit enter ↩
  10. 10. Luke 18:27 Matt 19:26 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 18:28 Luke 5:11 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 18:28 Lit our own things ↩
  13. 13. Luke 18:29 Matt 6:33; 19:29; Mark 10:29f ↩
  14. 14. Luke 18:30 Matt 12:32 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 18

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