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Mark 10:20

New Living Translation

“Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”

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Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day and seem delighted to learn all about me. They act like a righteous nation that would never abandon the laws of its God. They ask me to take action on their behalf, pretending they want to be near me.

“So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by.

“Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! “But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ “You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me.

“I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”

Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,

I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!




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