NARRATOR: As Jesus was setting out on the road, a man ran up, knelt down in front of him, and questioned him.
MAN: Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?
JESUS: Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You must 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 cheat; Respect your father and mother.”
MAN: Teacher, I have kept all these commandments since my youth.
NARRATOR: Jesus looked at him and loved him.
JESUS: You can do one thing more. Go and sell what you own and give the money to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Then, come, follow me.
NARRATOR: When the man heard this, he felt sad and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked around at his disciples.
JESUS: How hard it will be for those with riches to enter the kingdom of God!
NARRATOR: These words shocked the disciples.
JESUS: How hard for those trusting riches to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
NARRATOR: At this the disciples were completely overwhelmed.
DISCIPLES: Who, then, can be saved?
JESUS: For humans this is impossible but not for God. All things are possible with God.
Mark 10.17-27