የማቴዎስ ወንጌል 19:16-22 (አማ54)
እነሆም፥ አንድ ሰው ቀርቦ። መምህር ሆይ፥ የዘላለምን ሕይወት እንዳገኝ ምን መልካም ነገር ላድርግ? አለው። እርሱም። ስለ መልካም ነገር ለምን ትጠይቀኛለህ? መልካም የሆነ አንድ ነው፤ ወደ ሕይወት መግባት ብትወድ ግን ትእዛዛትን ጠብቅ አለው። እርሱም። የትኞችን? አለው። ኢየሱስም። አትግደል፥ አታመንዝር፥ አትስረቅ፥ በሐሰት አትመስክር፥ አባትህንና እናትህን አክብር፥ ባልንጀራህንም እንደ ራስህ ውደድ አለው። ጐበዙም። ይህንማ ሁሉ ከሕፃንነቴ ጀምሬ ጠብቄአለሁ፥ ደግሞስ የሚጐድለኝ ምንድር ነው? አለው። ኢየሱስም። ፍጹም ልትሆን ብትወድ፥ ሂድና ያለህን ሸጠህ ለድሆች ስጥ፥ መዝገብም በሰማያት ታገኛለህ፥ መጥተህም ተከተለኝ አለው። ጐበዙም ይህን ቃል በሰማ ጊዜ ብዙ ንብረት ነበረውና እያዘነ ሄደ።
Matthew 19:16-22 (ESV)
And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
