And he saidto Him, "Teacher,I have keptallthese thingsfrom my youthup."
"Yet they seekMe dayby dayand delightto knowMy ways,As a nationthat has donerighteousnessAnd has not forsakenthe ordinanceof their God.They askMe [for] justdecisions,They delightin the nearnessof God.
Moreover, I will makeyou a desolationand a reproachamong the nationswhichsurroundyou, in the sightof allwho passby.
"Will a manrobGod?Yetyou are robbingMe! But you say,'Howhave we robbedYou?' In tithesand offerings.
The young mansaidto Him, "Allthese thingsI have kept;whatamI stilllacking?"
Lookingat him, Jesusfelt a lovefor him and saidto him, "One thingyou lack:goand sellallyou possessand giveto the poor,and you will havetreasurein heaven;and come,followMe."
But wishingto justifyhimself,he saidto Jesus,"And whois my neighbor?"
I was oncealiveapartfrom the Law;but when the commandmentcame,sinbecame aliveand I died;
as to zeal,a persecutorof the church;as to the righteousnesswhich is in the Law,foundblameless.
holdingto a formof godliness,although they have deniedits power;Avoidsuch men as these.
