New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 18:18-30

18A rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758questionedἐπηρώτησένepērōtēsenG1905Him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Goodἀγαθέ,agatheG18TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160to inheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

19And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“WhyτίtiG5101do you callG3004Me goodἀγαθόν;agathonG18?NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762is goodἀγαθὸςagathosG18exceptG1508Godθεός.theosG2316aloneεἷςheisG1520.

20You knowG3609the commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785, ‘Do not commitμοιχεύσῃς,moicheusēsG3431adulteryG3431,Do not murderφονεύσῃς,phoneusēsG5407,Do not stealκλέψῃς,klepsēsG2813,Do not bearψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,pseudomarturēsēsG5576falseG5576witnessG5576,HonorτίμαtimaG5091your fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέραmēteraG3384.’”

21And he saidG3004, “AllπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778I have keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442from myyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503.”

22When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He saidG3004to him,“OneἕνhenG1520thingG1520you stillἔτιetiG2089lackλείπει·leipeiG3007;sellπώλησονpōlēsonG4453allπάνταpantaG3956that you possessἔχειςecheisG2192and distributeδιάδοςdiadosG1239it to the poorπτωχοῖς,ptōchoisG4434,and you shall haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772;and comeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”

23But when he had heardἀκούσαςakousasG191theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he becameἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096veryπερίλυποςperiluposG4036sadG4036,for he was extremelyσφόδρα.¶sphodraG4970richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145.

24And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lookedG3708at him and saidG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459hardδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423it is for thoseG3588who are wealthyχρήματαchrēmataG5536to enterεἰσπορεύονται.eisporeuontaiG1531the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316!

25Forit is easierεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123for a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574togoεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223the eyeG5144of a needleG956thanἢēG2228for a richπλούσιονplousionG4145manG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

26They who heardἀκούσαντες·akousantesG191it saidG3004, “ThenκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?”

27But He saidG3004, “The thingsG102that are impossibleἀδύναταadunataG102with peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444are possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415with GodθεῷtheōG2316.”

28PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,we have leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863our ownἴδιαidiaG2398homesand followedἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190You.”

29And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,there is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762whoὃςhosG3739has leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863houseοἰκίανoikianG3614orἢēG2228wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135orἢēG2228brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80orἢēG2228parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118orἢēG2228childrenτέκναteknaG5043,for the sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

30whoὃςhosG3739will not receiveG2983manyG4179timesG4179as muchG4179at thisτούτῳtoutōG3778timeκαιρῷkairōG2540and inthe ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165to comeἐρχομένῳerchomenōG2064,eternalαἰώνιον.¶aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.”

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