Luke 18:24
And having seen him become very sorrowful, Jesus said, How difficultly those who have riches will enter into the kingdom of God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
23But when he heard these things, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:11Beware lest thou forget LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as [other] men, nor are they plagued like [other] men.
Proverbs 18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
Jeremiah 2:31O generation, see ye the word of LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, We have broken loose. We will come no more to thee?
Matthew 19:23And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens difficultly.
Mark 10:23And Jesus having looked around, he says to his disciples, How difficultly those who have riches will enter into the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:19-31
Riches a Spiritual Hindrance. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that… Read the whole commentary →