Luke 18:24

When Jesus saw that he was very sad, he said: How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

In Context

23And when he heard this, he was very sad, for he was very rich.

25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom, of God.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:23Jesus said to his disciples: Verily I say to you, A rich man will with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:23And Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples: With what difficulty will those who have riches 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 →

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