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N one  occasion  a young  man  came  to  Jesus,  and,  kneeling before Him,  said:  “Good  Master,  what  good  shall  I do  that I may have  life  everlasting?”  Jesus  answered:  “If  thou  wilt  enter into life,  keep  the  commandments.”  He  asked:  “Which  commandments?” Jesus  said  to  him:  “Thou  shalt  not  kill;  thou  shalt  not commit adultery; thou  shalt  not  steal; thou  shalt  not  bear  false witness; honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother;  and  thou  shalt  love thy neighbour  as  thyself.”

The youth  replied:  “All  these  I have  kept  from  my  youth.” Jesus, knowing  that  this  was  true,  looked  tenderly  upon  him,  and said: “If thou  wilt  be  perfect, go,  sell  what  thou  hast,  and  give it to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven ; then  come and follow  Me.”  Hearing  these  words,  the  young  man  went  away sorrowful, for  he  was  very  rich.

Then Peter  said:  “Behold,  we  have  left  all  things  and  have followed thee. What therefore  shall  we  have?”  And  Jesus  said  to them: “Amen  I say  to  you,  that  you  who  have  followed  me,  in  the regeneration, when  the  Son  of  Man  shall  sit  on  the  seat  of  His