The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again,“ Children, how hard it is to enter God’s kingdom!

门徒希奇他的话。耶稣又对他们说：“小子，倚靠钱财的人进神的国是何等地难哪！

门徒对他的话非常惊奇。耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们，要进上帝的国是何等的难哪！

门徒对他的话非常惊奇。耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们，要进神的国是何等的难哪！

门徒听了感到惊奇，耶稣便再次对他们说：“孩子们，进上帝的国多么难啊！

门徒都希奇他的话，耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们哪，（有些抄本在此有“倚靠钱财的人”一句）要进神的国，是多么困难！

门徒们因这些话，就惊讶不已。耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们，进入神的国是多么困难！

門徒希奇他的話。耶穌又對他們說：「小子，倚靠錢財的人進神的國是何等地難哪！

門徒對他的話非常驚奇。耶穌又對他們說：「孩子們，要進上帝的國是何等的難哪！

門徒對他的話非常驚奇。耶穌又對他們說：「孩子們，要進神的國是何等的難哪！

門徒聽了感到驚奇，耶穌便再次對他們說：「孩子們，進上帝的國多麼難啊！

門徒都希奇他的話，耶穌又對他們說：“孩子們哪，（有些抄本在此有“倚靠錢財的人”一句）要進神的國，是多麼困難！

門徒因他的話而驚訝了。耶穌應時對他們說：『兒女們，進上帝的國，何等的難哪！

門徒們因這些話，就驚訝不已。耶穌又對他們說：「孩子們，進入神的國是多麼困難！

門徒異其言、耶穌又曰、小子、恃財者入上帝國難矣哉、

門徒異其言、耶穌曰、小子、恃財而入上帝國、難矣哉、

門徒奇其言、耶穌又曰、小子、恃財者入天主國、難矣哉、

徒異其言。耶穌又曰：『小子、人若恃其財富、而欲進天主之國、不亦難乎！

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again,“ Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!

This amazed them. But Jesus said again,“ Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.

The disciples were astonished at his words. Again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and* said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them,“ Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again,“ Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

Those who trust in their riches will fall. But those who do right will be as healthy as a green leaf.

You rich people, listen to me. Cry and weep, because you will soon be suffering.Your riches have rotted. Moths have eaten your clothes.Your gold and silver have lost their brightness. Their dullness will be a witness against you. Your wanting more and more will eat your body like fire. You have stored up riches in these last days.

Command people who are rich in this world not to be proud. Tell them not to put their hope in riches. Wealth is so uncertain. Command those who are rich to put their hope in God. He richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

“ Just look at this fellow! He didn’t depend on God for his safety. He put his trust in all his wealth. He grew strong by destroying others!”

You say,“ I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.

“ My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me. Just as I told the Jews, so I am telling you now. You can’t come where I am going.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.

You are wise and understanding. So you have become very wealthy. You have piled up gold and silver among your treasures.You have used your great skill in trading to increase your wealth. You are very rich. So your heart has become proud.” ’ ”

When you take even a quick look at riches, they are gone. They grow wings and fly away into the sky like an eagle.

The Lord says,“ Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

The Pharisees loved money. They heard all that Jesus said and made fun of him.

He called out to them,“ Friends, don’t you have any fish?”“ No,” they answered.

When the disciples heard this, they were really amazed. They asked,“ Then who can be saved?”

Then Jesus told them a story. He said,“ A certain rich man’s land produced a very large crop.He thought to himself,‘ What should I do? I don’t have any place to store my crops.’“ Then he said,‘ This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones. I will store my extra grain in them.I’ll say to myself,“ You have plenty of grain stored away for many years. Take life easy. Eat, drink and have a good time.” ’“ But God said to him,‘ You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’“ That is how it will be for whoever stores things away for themselves but is not rich in the sight of God.”

Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

Dear children, you belong to God. You have not accepted the teachings of the false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is powerful. He is more powerful than the one who is in the world.

Those who heard this asked,“ Then who can be saved?”Jesus replied,“ Things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

Don’t trust in money you have taken from others. Don’t put false hope in things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don’t put your trust in them.

The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. They think of it as a city with walls that can’t be climbed.

Dear children, keep away from statues of gods.

Lord, by your power save me from people like that. They belong to this world. They get their reward in this life. May what you have stored up for evil people fill their bellies. May their children’s stomachs be filled with it. And may there even be leftovers for their little ones.

They trust in their wealth. They brag about how rich they are.No one can pay for the life of anyone else. No one can give God what that would cost.

My dear children, I am in pain for you like I was when we first met. I have pain like a woman giving birth. And my pain will continue until Christ makes you like himself.

“ Suppose I’ve put my trust in gold. I’ve said to pure gold,‘ You make me feel secure.’And I’m happy because I’m so wealthy. I’m glad because my hands have earned so much.

Jesus’ disciples heard this. Many of them said,“ This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”