Luke 18:24

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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

Mark 6:26

2 Corinthians 7:9

How

General references

Matthew 6:19

Bible References

He was

And the king was sorry. Yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose.

But I now rejoice, not that ye were sorry, but that ye so sorrowed, that ye repented.

How

And when the LORD thy God hath brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give thee with great and goodly cities which thou buildst not,

But beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not keep his commandments, laws and ordinances which I command thee this day:

For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire, and speaketh good of the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

They come in no misfortune like other folk; neither are they plagued like other men.

He that trusteth in his riches shall have a fall; but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

But the rich man's goods are his stronghold, yea he taketh them for a high wall round about him.

Lest I be so full, I deny thee, and say, "What fellow is the LORD?" And lest I, being constrained through poverty, fall unto stealing and foreswear the name of my God.

If ye be the people of the LORD, then hearken unto his word: Am I then become a wilderness unto the people of Israel? Or a land that hath no light? Wherefore sayeth my people then, 'We are lords; and we will come no more unto thee'?

Therefore will I go unto their heads and rulers, and talk with them: if they know the way of the LORD, and the judgments of our God." But these, in like manner, have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds in sunder.

Then Jesus said then unto his disciples: "Verily I say unto you, it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus looked round about, and said unto his disciples, "What a hard thing it is for them that have riches enter into the kingdom of God."

Brethren, look on your calling how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called:

They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.

Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?

Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.

General references

"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: