21. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all that you have, and give the proceeds to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”
22. But he looked gloomy at the statement and went away sorrowful, because he had many possessions.
23. And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!”
24. And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered and said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!
25. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”
26. And they were very astounded, saying to one another, “And who can be saved?”
27. Jesus looked at them and said, “With human beings it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
28. Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you.”
29. Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel
30. who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
31. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
32. Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following him were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:
33. “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles.
34. And they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him, and after three days he will rise.”
35. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you.”
36. And he said to them, “What do you want that I do for you?”