Matthew 19:23

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Summary

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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Acts 14:22

General references

Luke 5:28

Bible References

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And what was sown among the thorns means the man who listens to the message, and then the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich choke the message out, and it yields nothing.

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!"

And he said to them, "Take care! You must be on your guard against any form of greed, for a man's life does not belong to him, no matter how rich he is."

No servant can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or he will stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money!"

And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!

For consider, brothers, what happened when God called you. Not many of you were what men call wise, not many of you were influential, not many were of high birth.

But men who want to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, harmful cravings, that plunge people into destruction and ruin.

A brother of low position ought to be proud of his eminence,

But you humiliate the poor. Are not the rich your oppressors? Is it not they who drag you into court?

Come now, you rich people! weep aloud and howl over the miseries that are going to overtake you!

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For I tell you that unless your uprightness is far superior to that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never even enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They said, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I tell you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

Jesus answered him, "I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again from above!"

reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God.

General references

And he left everything and got up and followed him.