Luke 18:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶ But Jesus asked the children to come to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said. “Don’t keep them away. God’s kingdom belongs to people like them. ¹⁷ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”

Rich People and the Kingdom of God

¹⁸ A certain ruler asked Jesus a question. “Good teacher,” he said, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”