Bible Verses About The Christ Jesus: Receives the rich young ruler, who asks what he shall do to inherit eternal life (Peraea)

Be on guard, for there will be people who will hand you over to the local Sanhedrins and flog you in their synagogues.

On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as a testimony to them and to the Goyim.

But when they bring you to trial, do not worry about what to say or how to say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you should say.

For it will not be just you speaking, but the Spirit of your heavenly Father speaking through you.

"A brother will betray his brother to death, and a father his child; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

Everyone will hate you because of me, but whoever holds out till the end will be preserved from harm.

A man approached Yeshua and said, "Rabbi, what good thing should I do in order to have eternal life?" He said to him,

"Why are you asking me about good? There is One who is good! But if you want to obtain eternal life, observe the mitzvot."

The man asked him, "Which ones?" and Yeshua said, "Don't murder, don't commit adultery, don't steal, don't give false testimony

honor father and mother and love your neighbor as yourself."

The young man said to him, "I have kept all these; where do I still fall short?"

Yeshua said to him, "If you are serious about reaching the goal, go and sell your possessions, give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me!"

But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he was wealthy.

One of the leaders asked him, “Good rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?”

Yeshua said to him, “Why are you calling me good? No one is good but God!

You know the mitzvot — ‘Don’t commit adultery, don’t murder, don’t steal, don’t give false testimony, honor your father and mother, . . .’”

He replied, “I have kept all these since I was a boy.”

On hearing this Yeshua said to him, “There is one thing you still lack. Sell whatever you have, distribute the proceeds to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come, follow me!”

But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.

Yeshua looked at him and said, “How hard it is for people with wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!