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  "id": "matthew-19-17",
  "source": "Matthew",
  "pericope": "On Riches and the Rewards of Discipleship",
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      "v": 16,
      "text": "Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”"
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      "v": 17,
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "He said to him,"
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "“Why do you call me good?",
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”",
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      "v": 18,
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "He said to him, “Which ones?”"
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      "v": 18,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "Jesus said,"
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "“‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’",
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      "v": 19,
      "text": "‘Honor your father and your mother.’",
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      "v": 19,
      "text": "And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”",
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      "v": 20,
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      "v": 20,
      "text": "The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”"
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      "v": 21,
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      "v": 21,
      "text": "Jesus said to him,"
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      "text": "“If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”",
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      "v": 22,
      "text": "But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions."
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      "v": 23,
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      "v": 23,
      "text": "Jesus said to his disciples,"
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      "text": "“Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.",
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      "v": 24,
      "text": "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”",
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      "v": 25,
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      "v": 25,
      "text": "When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”"
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      "v": 26,
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "Looking at them, Jesus said,"
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "“With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”",
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      "v": 27,
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      "v": 27,
      "text": "Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”"
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      "v": 28,
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "Jesus said to them,"
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "“Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.",
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      "v": 29,
      "text": "Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.",
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      "v": 30,
      "text": "But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.",
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      "v": 16,
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      "v": 16,
      "text": "And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
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      "v": 17,
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "And he said unto him,"
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      "v": 17,
      "text": "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.",
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      "v": 18,
      "break": "p"
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      "v": 18,
      "text": "He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said,"
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    {
      "v": 18,
      "text": "Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,",
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      "v": 19,
      "text": "Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.",
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      "text": "The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?"
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      "v": 21,
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      "v": 21,
      "text": "Jesus said unto him,"
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      "v": 21,
      "text": "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.",
      "wj": true
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      "v": 22,
      "text": "But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions."
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      "v": 23,
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      "v": 23,
      "text": "Then said Jesus unto his disciples,"
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      "v": 23,
      "text": "Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.",
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      "v": 24,
      "text": "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.",
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      "v": 25,
      "text": "When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?"
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      "v": 26,
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them,"
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      "v": 26,
      "text": "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.",
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      "text": "Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?"
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      "v": 28,
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "And Jesus said unto them,"
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      "v": 28,
      "text": "Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.",
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      "text": "And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.",
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      "v": 30,
      "text": "But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.",
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      "slug": "money",
      "title": "Money & Possessions",
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      "slug": "eternal-life",
      "title": "Eternal Life",
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          "v": 4,
          "text": "Jesus said,"
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        {
          "v": 4,
          "text": "\"The older person won't hesitate to ask a little seven-day-old child about the place of life, and they'll live, because many who are first will be last, and they'll become one.\"",
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