15. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”
16. Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.
17. As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18. Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
19. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.’”
20. He replied and said to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.”
21. Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to [the] poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”