42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷ܘܟܕ ܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܪܗܛ ܚܕ ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ ܘܡܫܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܕܐܬܪ ܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܀ ¹⁸ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢܐ ܩܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܛܒܐ ܠܝܬ ܛܒܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܀ ¹⁹ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܓܘܪ ܠܐ ܬܓܢܘܒ ܠܐ ܬܩܛܘܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܤܗܕ ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܛܠܘܡ ܝܩܪ ܠܐܒܘܟ ܘܠܐܡܟ ܀ ²⁰ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܛܪܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܀ ²¹ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܚܪ ܒܗ ܘܐܚܒܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܚܕܐ ܚܤܝܪܐ ܠܟ ܙܠ ܙܒܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܘܗܒ ܠܡܤܟܢܐ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܤܝܡܬܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܤܒ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܘܬܐ ܒܬܪܝ ܀ ²²ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܟܡܪ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܟܕ ܥܝܝܩܐ ܠܗ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܢܟܤܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܀ ²³ܚܪ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܡܐ ܥܛܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܟܤܐ ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀ ²⁴ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܕܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܡܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ ܟܡܐ ܥܛܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܢܟܤܝܗܘܢ ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀ ²⁵ܦܫܝܩ ܗܘ ܠܓܡܠܐ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܒܚܪܘܪܐ ܕܡܚܛܐ ܐܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܥܠ ܀ ²⁶ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܬܕܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܢܘ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܚܐ ܀ ²⁷ܚܪ ܕܝܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܀ (SYP)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? ¹⁸And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. ¹⁹Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. ²⁰And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. ²¹Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. ²²And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

²³And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵It 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. ²⁶And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? ²⁷And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.(KJV)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷And when he was gone forth into the way, there came 1 running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? ¹⁸And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but 1, that is, God. ¹⁹Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. ²⁰And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. ²¹Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, 1 thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. ²²And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

²³And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵It 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. ²⁶And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? ²⁷And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.(KJV/NC)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? ¹⁸And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God. ¹⁹Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother. ²⁰And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth. ²¹And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ²²But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions. ²³And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved? ²⁷Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God. (ASV)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷¶ While he was on the way, a man came running and fell on his knees and asked him, saying, O good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit life eternal? ¹⁸Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is no one who is good except the one God. ¹⁹You know the commandments? Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not murder, Do not bear false witness, Do not oppress, Honor your father and mother. ²⁰But he answered and said to him. Teacher, all of these I have obeyed from my boyhood. ²¹Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, You lack one thing; go, sell everything you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and take up your cross and follow me. ²²But he felt sad because of this saying, and he went away depressed; for he had great wealth. ²³Then Jesus looked at his disciples and said to them, How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴But the disciples were surprised at his words. And Jesus answered again, saying to them, My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a rope to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶But they were the more astonished, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? ²⁷Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God. (LAM)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" ¹⁸And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. ¹⁹You know the commandments: `Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'" ²⁰And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth." ²¹And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." ²²At that saying his countenance fell, and he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

²³And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" ²⁴And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ²⁶And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God." (RSV)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

¹⁸"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good -- except God alone. ¹⁹You know the commandments: `Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

²⁰"Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy."

²¹Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

²²At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

²³Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

²⁴The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

²⁶The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"

²⁷Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."(NIV)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, 'Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?'

¹⁸Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good except one' God. ¹⁹You know the commandments: 'Do not murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.''

²⁰He said to him, 'Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.'

²¹Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, 'One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.'

²²But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions. ²³Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, 'How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!'

²⁴The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, 'Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.'

²⁶They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, 'Then who can be saved?'

²⁷Jesus, looking at them, said, 'With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.'(WEB)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, 'Good Rabbi, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?'

¹⁸Yeshua said to him, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good except one'God. ¹⁹You know the commandments: 'Do not murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.''

²⁰He said to him, 'Rabbi, I have observed all these things from my youth.'

²¹Yeshua looking at him loved him, and said to him, 'One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.'

²²But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions. ²³Yeshua looked around, and said to his disciples, 'How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!'

²⁴The disciples were amazed at his words. But Yeshua answered again, 'Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.'

²⁶They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, 'Then who can be saved?'

²⁷Yeshua, looking at them, said, 'With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.'(WEB/HNV)

42 Mark 10:17-27 ¹⁷While he was on the way, a man came running and fell on his knees and asked him, saying, Oh good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life? ¹⁸Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is no one who is good except the one God. ¹⁹You know the commandments? Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not murder, Do not bear false witness, Do not oppress, Honor your father and mother. ²⁰But he answered and said to him, Teacher, all of these I have obeyed from my boyhood. ²¹Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, You lack one thing; go, sell everything you have and give it to the poor, then you will have a treasure in heaven; and take up your cross and follow me. ²²But he felt sad because of this saying, and he went away depressed; for he had great wealth.

²³Then Jesus looked at his disciples and said to them, How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁴But the disciples were surprised at his words. And Jesus answered again, saying to them, My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵It is easier for a rope to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶But they were even more astonished, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? ²⁷Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God. (BRB)

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Background

King David had started off a humble man, taking care of his father's flocks. In the course of his life he had become king of Israel and as king consolidated the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah under his control. David had ruled in Hebron, the capital of Judah for over 7 years before taking over the northern kingdom capitaled at Jerusalem from the house of Saul. David also conquered the surrounding peoples placing those peoples under his subjugation. David's exploits brought great wealth to David and David's empire.

Because of David's sin regarding Bathsheba, one of David's sons attempted to take the throne from David while David was still alive. After fleeing Absolom(spell check) David decided to set his son Solomon up as king.(cite) This lead to a 4 year period of co-regency while David was still alive. The Bible doesn't mention Solomon's age when he began to rule, suggesting Solomon was quite young at the time he took the throne. The Bible does say that Solomon ruled for 40 years. (cite)

The Rich Young Ruler

Solomon inherited from David all of David's wealth. Solomon also inherited control of David's empire including control of both houses of ancient Israel, the northern kingdom, Israel, and the southern kingdom, Judah. Much of that wealth had been gathered for a purpose, that purpose being the construction of what would become known as Solomon's Temple, built at Temple Mount in Jerusalem. David was shown the plans for that temple, passing those plans onto Solomon. (cite) David also contributed out of his personal wealth a great deal of money that would fund the work on the temple. But, David was not allowed to begin construction on the temple because he had blood on his hands from his time as warrior king building up the empire.(cite)

At the death of Solomon the two kingdoms entered into a three year(cite) period of civil war and when that period ended, they were never again ruled by a single king. Never again was the wealth of these two kingdoms combined under the control of one person. This civil war and division that it brought to the kingdom was the result of the Mosaic covenant being broken. The people were divided in this first stage. After many more generations the people were deported from the land. Because of this future civil war and division of the kingdom, the wealthiest young ruler within the Bible is king Solomon. Solomon is the subject of Jesus' parable.

When Solomon was born God have his name "Jedidiah" which means "beloved of the Lord." This is what Jesus is referring to when he loves this rich young ruler. Curiously, Jedidiah became known as Solomon the name given him by David, instead of the name given him by the Lord.

When Solomon was young God appeared to him and asked him to ask for anything he wished. Solomon asked for the wisdom needed to govern the people, since Solomon was faced with that great chore. (cite... and read again.)

Solomon's wisdom became known across the ancient world. He became a teacher, instructing the people on numerous subjects. He collected parables, likely the bulk of the material that makes up the Book of Proverbs. The Queen of the Etheopians even came to visit Solomon in order see for herself the great wisdom possessed by Solomon.

Good Teacher

When the man in Jesus' parable asks "Good Teacher" he is referring through the parable to Solomon and especially Solomon's wisdom.

The wisdom that Solomon possessed was the wisdom given him by God. That wisdom was the Lord, himself, which is why Jesus puts himself in the place of Teacher in his response to the rich young ruler. But Jesus makes his first editorial point in this parable that no one wise is good but God alone.

The problem with all those who pursue wisdom is that it draws people away from God. Adam and Eve were using their own wisdom, wisdom given them by God himself, to understand what the Serpent was saying in the Garden of Eden. Apart from God, wisdom is not good.

Of course much of the modern world uses wisdom, given the world by the Lord himself, to pursue many projects that are not Godly. Wisdom can never be divorced from God alone, which is why it is not good.

Jesus proceeds to rattle off the commandments, which is what Solomon was expected to know as ancient Israel's highest judge. Of course the rich young ruler knows the commandments, Solomon used them every day to determine cases brought before him. Like the rich young ruler, Solomon knew the commandments since his youth.

Then Jesus tells the man to sell everything he has, pick up his cross, then follow Jesus. Here the man goes away sorrowful because he has much wealth. This too was Solomon's trap, the thing that prevented him from entering into the things that God would have had for him.

The conditions that Jesus appears to place on salvation are so steep in this parable that the disciples wonder aloud how anyone could be saved. Many wonder from reading the Bible's account of Solomon, if Solomon himself was saved. This is especially so after reading the Book of Ecclesiastes and reading about Solomon's sins.

Jesus makes a closing comment that with God all things are possible, suggesting that even though Solomon ended his life poorly, that he was saved in the end.

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