'Hard' in the Bible

And He told His disciples to have a small boat stand ready for Him because of the many people, so that they would not crowd Him;

His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in around You [from all sides], and You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

The disciples were amazed and bewildered by His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is [for those who place their hope and confidence in riches] to enter the kingdom of God!