Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
He was
General references
Bible References
He was
Mark 6:26
And the king was exceedingly sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
2 Corinthians 7:9
now I rejoice, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance; for you became sorrowful as God intended, so that you suffered no loss through us.
How
Matthew 19:23
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 10:23
Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"
1 Corinthians 1:26
For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to fleshly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brethren: has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
James 5:1
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.
General references
Matthew 6:19
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,