The Rich Young Ruler
A wealthy young man asks what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus tells him to sell everything and follow him, but the man goes away sad. Jesus says it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.
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Mark alone records that Jesus "looked at him and loved him." Matthew calls him a "young man," Luke a "ruler."
Identifies the man as "young" and has Jesus say "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess."
The man runs up and kneels; Jesus looks at him and loves him. Most emotionally detailed account.
Identifies the man as a "ruler," raising the social stakes of Jesus's demand to sell everything.
The journey toward Jerusalem, the Perean ministry, later Judean visits, and the raising of Lazarus.
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