New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 19:21-27

21JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidἜφηEphēG5346to him,“IfεἰeiG1487you wishθέλειςtheleisG2309to becompleteτέλειοςteleiosG5046,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andsellπώλησόνpōlēsonG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδὸςdosG1325to thepoorπτωχοῖς·ptōchoisG4434,and you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772;and comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”

22But when the youngνεανίσκοςneaniskosG3495manG3495heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisG3778statementλόγονlogonG3056,he wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565grievingλυπούμενος·lupoumenosG3076;for he was one who ownedἔχωνechōnG2192muchπολλά.¶pollaG4183propertyκτήματαktēmataG2933.

23And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,it is hardδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423for a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145to enterεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

24AgainΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,it is easierεὐκοπώτερόνeukopōteronG2123for a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574to go throughδιὰdiaG1223the eyeG5144of a needleῥαφίδοςrhaphidosG4476,thanἢēG2228for a richπλούσιονplousionG4145manG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

25When the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this,they were veryσφόδραsphodraG4970astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThenἄραaraG686whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?”

26And lookingἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689at themJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “With peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is impossibleἀδύνατόνadunatonG102,but with GodθεῷtheōG2316allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are possibleδυνατάdunataG1415.”

27ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,we have leftἀφήκαμενaphēkamenG863everythingπάνταpantaG3956and followedἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190You; whatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will there be for us?”

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