Mark 10:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Astonished

Matthew 19:25

Luke 18:26

John 6:60

Children

Trust

General references

Job 31:24

Bible References

Astonished

And his disciples were greatly struck with amazement, saying, Who then can be saved?

And they having heard, said, And who can be saved?

Then many of his disciples, having heard, said, This is a hard word; who can hear it

Children

Little children, yet a little am I with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, That where I retire, ye cannot come; and I say to you now.

Then says Jesus to them, Children, have ye nothing cooked to eat? They answered him, No.

My children, for whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you,

My little children, I write these to you, that ye sin not. And if any sin, we have an intercessor with the Father, Jesus Christ the just:

Ye are of God, little children, and have conquered them: for greater is he in you, than he in the world.

Little children, watch yourselves from idols. Amen.

Trust

If I set gold my hope, and said to gold, My trust;

From men of thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this world their portion in life, and thou wilt fill their belly with thy hidden things: they will be filled with sons, they left the remaining things to their children.

They trusting upon their wealth, and they will glory in the multitude of their riches.

Behold, the man will not set God his strength, and he will trust in the multitude of his riches he will be strengthened in his mischief.

Ye shall not trust in oppression, ye shall not become vain in plunder: if wealth shall increase ye shall not set the heart

He trusting in his riches himself shall fall: and the just shall flourish as the foliage.

The rich one's wealth his strong city, and as a wall lifted up in his imagination.

Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens.

Thus said Jehovah, The wise shall not boast in his wisdom, and the strong shall not boast in his strength; the rich shall not boast in his riches:

With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou madest to thee wealth, and thou wilt make gold and silver in thy treasures.

Wo! to him plundering an evil plunder to his house, to set his nest on high, to deliver from the hand of evil.

Also their silver also their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah; and all the land shall be consumed by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make a completion even sudden of all dwelling in the land.

And he spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man bore well:

And the Pharisees heard all these things, being avaricious: and they derided him.

To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit;

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.

For thou sayest, That I am rich, and have abounded, and have need of nothing; and thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked;

General references

If I set gold my hope, and said to gold, My trust;