Luke 18:24

And when Jeshu saw that he was grieved, he said, How difficult is it to those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of Aloha!

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

23But he, when he heard these words, was grieved; for he was very rich.

25It is easier for a camel into the aperture of a needle to enter, than the rich into the kingdom of Aloha.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:23But Jeshu said to his disciples, Amen I say unto you, that it is difficult for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:23And Jeshu beheld his disciples, and said to them, How hard to those who have riches to enter the kingdom of Aloha!

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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