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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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That

Matthew 13:22
Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Deuteronomy 6:10
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,
Deuteronomy 8:10
When you eat and are full, you will praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.
Job 31:24
If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,
Psalm 49:6
They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.
Proverbs 11:28
Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.
Proverbs 30:8
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.
Mark 10:23
Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”
Luke 12:15
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 16:13
No household slave can be the slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t be slaves to both God and money.”
Luke 18:24
Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
1 Corinthians 1:26
Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
James 1:9
The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,
James 2:6
Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Enter

Matthew 5:20
For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:3
“I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 21:31
“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!
John 3:3
Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Acts 14:22
strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”

General references

Luke 5:28
So, leaving everything behind, he got up and began to follow Him.

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