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Parallel Verses
  • Amplified Bible - Jesus looked at him and said, “How difficult it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
  • 新标点和合本 - 耶稣看见他,就说:“有钱财的人进 神的国是何等的难哪!
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 耶稣见他变得很忧愁 ,就说:“有钱财的人进上帝的国是何等的难哪!
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 耶稣见他变得很忧愁 ,就说:“有钱财的人进 神的国是何等的难哪!
  • 当代译本 - 耶稣见状就说:“有钱人进上帝的国真难啊!
  • 圣经新译本 - 耶稣见他这样,就说:“富有的人要进 神的国,是多么难哪!
  • 中文标准译本 - 耶稣看见他变得很忧愁 ,就说:“有钱财的人进入神的国,是多么困难!
  • 现代标点和合本 - 耶稣看见他,就说:“有钱财的人进神的国是何等地难哪!
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 耶稣看见他,就说:“有钱财的人进上帝的国是何等的难哪!
  • New International Version - Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New International Reader's Version - Jesus looked at him. Then he said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!
  • English Standard Version - Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New Living Translation - When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
  • The Message - Seeing his reaction, Jesus said, “Do you have any idea how difficult it is for people who have it all to enter God’s kingdom? I’d say it’s easier to thread a camel through a needle’s eye than get a rich person into God’s kingdom.”
  • Christian Standard Bible - Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New American Standard Bible - And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New King James Version - And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
  • American Standard Version - And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
  • 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!
  • New English Translation - When Jesus noticed this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
  • World English Bible - Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
  • 新標點和合本 - 耶穌看見他,就說:「有錢財的人進神的國是何等的難哪!
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 耶穌見他變得很憂愁 ,就說:「有錢財的人進上帝的國是何等的難哪!
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 耶穌見他變得很憂愁 ,就說:「有錢財的人進 神的國是何等的難哪!
  • 當代譯本 - 耶穌見狀就說:「有錢人進上帝的國真難啊!
  • 聖經新譯本 - 耶穌見他這樣,就說:“富有的人要進 神的國,是多麼難哪!
  • 呂振中譯本 - 耶穌看他,就說:『有錢財的人進上帝的國、何等的難哪!
  • 中文標準譯本 - 耶穌看見他變得很憂愁 ,就說:「有錢財的人進入神的國,是多麼困難!
  • 現代標點和合本 - 耶穌看見他,就說:「有錢財的人進神的國是何等地難哪!
  • 文理和合譯本 - 耶穌見之、曰、有財者入上帝國難矣哉、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌見其憂甚、曰、有財者、入上帝國、難矣哉、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌見其憂甚、曰、有財者進天主國、難矣哉、
  • 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌見其狀、而告眾曰:『難矣哉!富人之進天主國也。
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Al verlo tan afligido, Jesús comentó: —¡Qué difícil es para los ricos entrar en el reino de Dios!
  • 현대인의 성경 - 그래서 예수님은 그를 보시며 말씀하셨다. “재산이 많은 사람은 하나님의 나라에 들어가기가 정말 어렵다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - Иисус посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Божье Царство!
  • Восточный перевод - Иса посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Царство Всевышнего!
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Иса посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Царство Аллаха!
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Исо посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Царство Всевышнего!
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En le voyant ainsi abattu, Jésus dit : Qu’il est difficile à ceux qui ont des richesses d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu !
  • リビングバイブル - そのうしろ姿を見つめていたイエスは、弟子たちに言われました。「金持ちが神の国に入るのは、なんとむずかしいことでしょう。
  • Nestle Aland 28 - Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς [περίλυπον γενόμενον] εἶπεν· πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται·
  • unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται.
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Vendo-o entristecido, Jesus disse: “Como é difícil aos ricos entrar no Reino de Deus!
  • Hoffnung für alle - Jesus merkte es und sagte: »Wie schwer ist es doch für Menschen, die viel besitzen, in Gottes Reich zu kommen!
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu nhìn ông, nói với các môn đệ: “Người giàu vào Nước của Đức Chúa Trời thật khó!
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูทรงมองดูเขาและตรัสว่า “ยากนักที่คนรวยจะเข้าอาณาจักรของพระเจ้า!
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระ​เยซู​มอง​ดู​เขา​และ​กล่าว​ว่า “ยาก​เหลือเกิน​ที่​คน​มั่งมี​จะ​เข้า​สู่​อาณาจักร​ของ​พระ​เจ้า
Cross Reference
  • 2 Corinthians 7:9 - yet I am glad now, not because you were hurt and made sorry, but because your sorrow led to repentance [and you turned back to God]; for you felt a grief such as God meant you to feel, so that you might not suffer loss in anything on our account.
  • 2 Corinthians 7:10 - For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe] produces death.
  • 1 Timothy 6:9 - But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
  • 1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
  • Psalms 73:5 - They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
  • Psalms 73:6 - Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].
  • Psalms 73:7 - Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires]; The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].
  • Psalms 73:8 - They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice].
  • Psalms 73:9 - They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue swaggers through the earth.
  • Psalms 73:10 - Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.
  • Psalms 73:11 - They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”
  • Psalms 73:12 - Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.
  • James 5:1 - Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.
  • James 5:2 - Your wealth has rotted and is ruined and your [fine] clothes have become moth-eaten.
  • James 5:3 - Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up your treasure in the last days [when it will do you no good].
  • James 5:4 - Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
  • James 5:5 - On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
  • James 5:6 - You have condemned and have put to death the righteous man; he offers you no resistance.
  • Proverbs 18:11 - The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:26 - Just look at your own calling, believers; not many [of you were considered] wise according to human standards, not many powerful or influential, not many of high and noble birth.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:27 - But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty].
  • Deuteronomy 6:10 - “Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore (solemnly promised) to [give] your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give you, [a land with] great and splendid cities which you did not build,
  • Deuteronomy 6:11 - and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn (excavated) cisterns (wells) which you did not dig out, and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are full and satisfied,
  • Deuteronomy 6:12 - then beware that you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Mark 6:26 - The king was deeply grieved, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests [who might have regarded him as weak], he was unwilling to [break his word and] refuse her.
  • Jeremiah 5:5 - I will go to the great [men] And speak to them, For they [must] know the way of the Lord, The ordinance of their God.” But [I found the reverse to be true, that] they too had all alike broken the yoke [of God’s law] And had burst the bonds [of obedience to Him].
  • Deuteronomy 8:11 - “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today;
  • Deuteronomy 8:12 - otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them,
  • Deuteronomy 8:13 - and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have increases,
  • Deuteronomy 8:14 - then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Deuteronomy 8:15 - He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; it was He who brought water for you out of the flinty rock.
  • Deuteronomy 8:16 - He fed you manna in the wilderness, [a substance] which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you [by dependence on Him] and that He might test you, to do good [things] for you at the end.
  • Deuteronomy 8:17 - Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’
  • Jeremiah 2:31 - O generation [that you are], consider and regard carefully the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel [like a land without food], A land of thick and deep darkness [like a path without light]? Why do My people say, ‘We [have broken loose and we] are free to roam [at will]; We will no longer come to You’?
  • Mark 10:23 - Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who are wealthy [and cling to possessions and status as security] to enter the kingdom of God!”
  • Mark 10:24 - The disciples were amazed and bewildered by His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is [for those who place their hope and confidence in riches] to enter the kingdom of God!
  • Mark 10:25 - It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man [who places his faith in wealth or status] to enter the kingdom of God.”
  • Mark 10:26 - They were completely and utterly astonished, and said to Him, “Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?”
  • Mark 10:27 - Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people [as far as it depends on them] it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”
  • James 2:5 - Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • James 2:6 - But you [in contrast] have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress and exploit you, and personally drag you into the courts of law?
  • James 2:7 - Do they not blaspheme the precious name [of Christ] by which you are called?
  • Psalms 10:3 - For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
  • Matthew 19:23 - Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, it is difficult for a rich man [who clings to possessions and status as security] to enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matthew 19:24 - Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man [who places his faith in wealth and status] to enter the kingdom of God.”
  • Matthew 19:25 - When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished and bewildered, saying, “Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?”
  • Proverbs 30:9 - So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I will not be poor and steal, And so profane the name of my God.
  • Proverbs 11:28 - He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall, But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.
Parallel VersesCross Reference
  • Amplified Bible - Jesus looked at him and said, “How difficult it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
  • 新标点和合本 - 耶稣看见他,就说:“有钱财的人进 神的国是何等的难哪!
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 耶稣见他变得很忧愁 ,就说:“有钱财的人进上帝的国是何等的难哪!
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 耶稣见他变得很忧愁 ,就说:“有钱财的人进 神的国是何等的难哪!
  • 当代译本 - 耶稣见状就说:“有钱人进上帝的国真难啊!
  • 圣经新译本 - 耶稣见他这样,就说:“富有的人要进 神的国,是多么难哪!
  • 中文标准译本 - 耶稣看见他变得很忧愁 ,就说:“有钱财的人进入神的国,是多么困难!
  • 现代标点和合本 - 耶稣看见他,就说:“有钱财的人进神的国是何等地难哪!
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 耶稣看见他,就说:“有钱财的人进上帝的国是何等的难哪!
  • New International Version - Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New International Reader's Version - Jesus looked at him. Then he said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!
  • English Standard Version - Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New Living Translation - When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
  • The Message - Seeing his reaction, Jesus said, “Do you have any idea how difficult it is for people who have it all to enter God’s kingdom? I’d say it’s easier to thread a camel through a needle’s eye than get a rich person into God’s kingdom.”
  • Christian Standard Bible - Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New American Standard Bible - And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
  • New King James Version - And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
  • American Standard Version - And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
  • 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!
  • New English Translation - When Jesus noticed this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
  • World English Bible - Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
  • 新標點和合本 - 耶穌看見他,就說:「有錢財的人進神的國是何等的難哪!
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 耶穌見他變得很憂愁 ,就說:「有錢財的人進上帝的國是何等的難哪!
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 耶穌見他變得很憂愁 ,就說:「有錢財的人進 神的國是何等的難哪!
  • 當代譯本 - 耶穌見狀就說:「有錢人進上帝的國真難啊!
  • 聖經新譯本 - 耶穌見他這樣,就說:“富有的人要進 神的國,是多麼難哪!
  • 呂振中譯本 - 耶穌看他,就說:『有錢財的人進上帝的國、何等的難哪!
  • 中文標準譯本 - 耶穌看見他變得很憂愁 ,就說:「有錢財的人進入神的國,是多麼困難!
  • 現代標點和合本 - 耶穌看見他,就說:「有錢財的人進神的國是何等地難哪!
  • 文理和合譯本 - 耶穌見之、曰、有財者入上帝國難矣哉、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌見其憂甚、曰、有財者、入上帝國、難矣哉、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌見其憂甚、曰、有財者進天主國、難矣哉、
  • 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌見其狀、而告眾曰:『難矣哉!富人之進天主國也。
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Al verlo tan afligido, Jesús comentó: —¡Qué difícil es para los ricos entrar en el reino de Dios!
  • 현대인의 성경 - 그래서 예수님은 그를 보시며 말씀하셨다. “재산이 많은 사람은 하나님의 나라에 들어가기가 정말 어렵다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - Иисус посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Божье Царство!
  • Восточный перевод - Иса посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Царство Всевышнего!
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Иса посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Царство Аллаха!
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Исо посмотрел на него и сказал: – Как трудно богатым войти в Царство Всевышнего!
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En le voyant ainsi abattu, Jésus dit : Qu’il est difficile à ceux qui ont des richesses d’entrer dans le royaume de Dieu !
  • リビングバイブル - そのうしろ姿を見つめていたイエスは、弟子たちに言われました。「金持ちが神の国に入るのは、なんとむずかしいことでしょう。
  • Nestle Aland 28 - Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς [περίλυπον γενόμενον] εἶπεν· πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται·
  • unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται.
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Vendo-o entristecido, Jesus disse: “Como é difícil aos ricos entrar no Reino de Deus!
  • Hoffnung für alle - Jesus merkte es und sagte: »Wie schwer ist es doch für Menschen, die viel besitzen, in Gottes Reich zu kommen!
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu nhìn ông, nói với các môn đệ: “Người giàu vào Nước của Đức Chúa Trời thật khó!
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูทรงมองดูเขาและตรัสว่า “ยากนักที่คนรวยจะเข้าอาณาจักรของพระเจ้า!
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระ​เยซู​มอง​ดู​เขา​และ​กล่าว​ว่า “ยาก​เหลือเกิน​ที่​คน​มั่งมี​จะ​เข้า​สู่​อาณาจักร​ของ​พระ​เจ้า
  • 2 Corinthians 7:9 - yet I am glad now, not because you were hurt and made sorry, but because your sorrow led to repentance [and you turned back to God]; for you felt a grief such as God meant you to feel, so that you might not suffer loss in anything on our account.
  • 2 Corinthians 7:10 - For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe] produces death.
  • 1 Timothy 6:9 - But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
  • 1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
  • Psalms 73:5 - They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
  • Psalms 73:6 - Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].
  • Psalms 73:7 - Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires]; The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].
  • Psalms 73:8 - They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice].
  • Psalms 73:9 - They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue swaggers through the earth.
  • Psalms 73:10 - Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.
  • Psalms 73:11 - They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”
  • Psalms 73:12 - Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.
  • James 5:1 - Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.
  • James 5:2 - Your wealth has rotted and is ruined and your [fine] clothes have become moth-eaten.
  • James 5:3 - Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up your treasure in the last days [when it will do you no good].
  • James 5:4 - Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
  • James 5:5 - On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
  • James 5:6 - You have condemned and have put to death the righteous man; he offers you no resistance.
  • Proverbs 18:11 - The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:26 - Just look at your own calling, believers; not many [of you were considered] wise according to human standards, not many powerful or influential, not many of high and noble birth.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:27 - But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty].
  • Deuteronomy 6:10 - “Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore (solemnly promised) to [give] your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give you, [a land with] great and splendid cities which you did not build,
  • Deuteronomy 6:11 - and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn (excavated) cisterns (wells) which you did not dig out, and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are full and satisfied,
  • Deuteronomy 6:12 - then beware that you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Mark 6:26 - The king was deeply grieved, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests [who might have regarded him as weak], he was unwilling to [break his word and] refuse her.
  • Jeremiah 5:5 - I will go to the great [men] And speak to them, For they [must] know the way of the Lord, The ordinance of their God.” But [I found the reverse to be true, that] they too had all alike broken the yoke [of God’s law] And had burst the bonds [of obedience to Him].
  • Deuteronomy 8:11 - “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today;
  • Deuteronomy 8:12 - otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them,
  • Deuteronomy 8:13 - and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have increases,
  • Deuteronomy 8:14 - then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Deuteronomy 8:15 - He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; it was He who brought water for you out of the flinty rock.
  • Deuteronomy 8:16 - He fed you manna in the wilderness, [a substance] which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you [by dependence on Him] and that He might test you, to do good [things] for you at the end.
  • Deuteronomy 8:17 - Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’
  • Jeremiah 2:31 - O generation [that you are], consider and regard carefully the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel [like a land without food], A land of thick and deep darkness [like a path without light]? Why do My people say, ‘We [have broken loose and we] are free to roam [at will]; We will no longer come to You’?
  • Mark 10:23 - Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who are wealthy [and cling to possessions and status as security] to enter the kingdom of God!”
  • Mark 10:24 - The disciples were amazed and bewildered by His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is [for those who place their hope and confidence in riches] to enter the kingdom of God!
  • Mark 10:25 - It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man [who places his faith in wealth or status] to enter the kingdom of God.”
  • Mark 10:26 - They were completely and utterly astonished, and said to Him, “Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?”
  • Mark 10:27 - Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people [as far as it depends on them] it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”
  • James 2:5 - Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • James 2:6 - But you [in contrast] have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress and exploit you, and personally drag you into the courts of law?
  • James 2:7 - Do they not blaspheme the precious name [of Christ] by which you are called?
  • Psalms 10:3 - For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
  • Matthew 19:23 - Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, it is difficult for a rich man [who clings to possessions and status as security] to enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matthew 19:24 - Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man [who places his faith in wealth and status] to enter the kingdom of God.”
  • Matthew 19:25 - When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished and bewildered, saying, “Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?”
  • Proverbs 30:9 - So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I will not be poor and steal, And so profane the name of my God.
  • Proverbs 11:28 - He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall, But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.
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