A Wealthy Man Asks Jesus How to Receive Eternal Life
Welcome to Day 276 of our journey with Jesus. Today, we see what happened when people met Jesus. The main truth for today is this: Jesus loves a wealthy man and asks him to give up the possessions that prevent him from following. Let’s begin.
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Mark 10:17–31
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Mona oyo esalemaki ntango bato bakutanaki na Yesu.
Wana Yesu azalaki kokende, moto moko apotaki mbangu mpo na koya epai na Yesu, afukamaki liboso na Ye mpe atunaki : — Moteyi malamu, nasengeli kosala nini mpo ete nazwa bomoi ya seko ? Yesu azongisaki : — Mpo na nini ozali kobenga Ngai « Moteyi malamu ? » Moko te azali malamu, longola kaka Ye moko Nzambe. Oyebi mibeko oyo : « Okobomaka te, okosalaka ekobo te, okoyibaka te, okolobaka te matatoli ya lokuta mpo na kokosela moninga na yo makambo, okosalaka moninga mabe te, okopesaka tata na yo mpe mama na yo lokumu. » Moto yango alobaki lisusu : — Moteyi, natosaka nyonso wana wuta bolenge na ngai ! Yesu atalaki ye, asepelaki na ye mingi mpe alobaki na ye : — Ozangi eloko moko kaka : kende, teka biloko na yo nyonso mpe pesa mbongo oyo okozwa epai ya babola ; bongo okozwa bomengo kati na Likolo. Sima na yango, yaka mpe landa Ngai. Tango moto yango ayokaki bongo, alembaki nzoto mpe akendeki na mawa, pamba te azalaki na bozwi mingi. Yesu atalaki bayekoli na Ye, alobaki na bango : — Ezali pasi mpo na bazwi kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Nzambe ! Bayekoli bakamwaki mingi mpo na maloba na Ye. Kasi Yesu alobaki na bango lisusu : — Solo, bana na Ngai, ezali pasi mpo na kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Nzambe ! Ezali pete mpo na shamo kolekela na lidusu ya tonga, kasi ezali penza pasi mpo na mozwi kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Nzambe. Bayekoli bakamwaki mingi mpe bakomaki kotunana : — Bongo nani penza akoki kobikisama ? Yesu atalaki bango mpe alobaki : — Na bato, ekoki kosalema te ; kasi na Nzambe, ekosalema penza ; pamba te nyonso ekoki kosalema na Nzambe. Petelo alobaki na Yesu : — Biso, totiki nyonso mpo na kolanda Yo ! Yesu azongisaki : — Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo : moto nyonso oyo atiki ndako na ye, bandeko na ye ya mibali mpe ya basi, mama na ye, tata na ye, bana na ye to bilanga na ye, mpo na Ngai mpe mpo na Sango Malamu, akozwa mbala nkama koleka, na tango oyo tozali kobika sik’oyo, bandako, bandeko ya mibali mpe ya basi, bamama, bana mpe bilanga, elongo na minyoko ; mpe na tango oyo ekoya, bomoi ya seko. Kasi kati na bato oyo bazali sik’oyo bato ya liboso, ebele bakokoma bato ya suka ; mpe kati na ba-oyo bazali sik’oyo bato ya suka, ebele bakokoma bato ya liboso.
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A man runs to Jesus, kneels, and asks, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He is serious enough to seek Jesus publicly, but the conversation soon reaches the one thing he does not want to surrender.
Watch: The One Thing This Successful Man Refused to Give Up.
Watch the companion video, then continue reading to examine the biblical testimony in its full context.
You Know the Commandments.
Jesus names commandments concerning human relationships. The man says he has kept them from his youth. Mark then gives an important detail: Jesus looks at him and loves him.
One Thing You Lack.
Jesus tells him to sell what he has, give to the poor, gain treasure in heaven, and follow Him. The man goes away sorrowful because he has great possessions.
How Difficult for the Wealthy.
Jesus warns His disciples about the spiritual danger of riches. Their astonishment grows until they ask, “Then who can be saved?”
Impossible With Man.
Jesus’ answer reaches beyond one wealthy man: with human beings salvation is impossible, but not with God. The encounter exposes rival trust and directs hope away from self-sufficiency toward God.
Kanisa na likambo oyo.
What does this encounter reveal about Jesus?
Notice the encounter
Read Mark 10:17–31 and notice what Jesus exposes beneath an apparently sincere question.