Luke 18:23

A Rich Young Man

²² And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me. ²³ But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth. ²⁴ And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

Deeply Grieved

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Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Judges 18:23-24

Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?

Job 31:24-25

If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

Matthew 19:22

But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

Mark 10:22

But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.

Luke 8:14

And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

Luke 19:8

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Luke 21:34

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

Ephesians 5:5

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Philippians 3:8

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

Colossians 3:5

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

1 John 2:15

Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.