Luke 18:24
And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly do they that have riches enter the kingdom of God!
Noyes Bible
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In Context
23But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful; for he was very rich.
Cross References
Psalms 73:5They have not the woes of other men, Neither are they smitten like other men.
Proverbs 18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall, in his own conceit.
Jeremiah 2:31O generation! Behold ye the word of Jehovah! Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of darkness? Why then say my people, “We will rove at pleasure, We will come no more to thee”?
Matthew 19:23Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 10:23And Jesus, looking round, saith to his disciples, How hardly shall they who have riches enter the kingdom t 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 →