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 -- made very sorrowful -- because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,

I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us;

How

And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee -- cities great and good, which thou hast not built,

'Take heed to thyself, lest thou forget Jehovah thy God so as not to keep His commands, and His judgments, and His statutes which I am commanding thee to-day;

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, 'We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.'

I get me to the great, and I speak with them, For they have known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.' Surely they together have broken the yoke, They have drawn away the bands.

and Jesus said to his disciples, 'Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, 'How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you;

General references

'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,