'Difficulty' in the Bible
For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."
And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
They brought to Him a deaf man who also had a speech difficulty, and begged Jesus to lay His hand on him.
Immediately his ears were opened, his speech difficulty was removed, and he began to speak clearly.
Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who are wealthy [and cling to possessions and status as security] to enter the kingdom of God!”
and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.
And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,
“I wish before God,” replied Paul, “that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.”
Sailing slowly for many days, we came with difficulty as far as Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.
With yet more difficulty we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens near the city of Lasea.
But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;
For the heart of this people has become dull, and with [their] ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, lest they see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and turn, and I would heal them." '
And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty,what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?