18. And a certain ruler asked Him, Good Teacher [You who are essentially and perfectly morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom]?
19. Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [essentially and perfectly morally] good? No one is [essentially and perfectly morally] good–except God only.
20. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not witness falsely, honor your father and your mother. [Exod. 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20.]
21. And he replied, All these I have kept from my youth.
22. And when Jesus heard it, He said to him, One thing you still lack. Sell everything that you have and divide [the money] among the poor, and you will have [rich] treasure in heaven; and come back [and] follow Me [become My disciple, join My party, and accompany Me].
23. But when he heard this, he became distressed and very sorrowful, for he was rich–exceedingly so.
24. Jesus, observing him, said, How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
25. For it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than [for] a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
26. And those who heard it said, Then who can be saved?
27. But He said, What is impossible with men is possible with God. [Gen. 18:14; Jer. 32:17.]