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Mark 10:23

Jesus
Money and wealthThe kingdom of God

21 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

22 But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

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

25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

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BSB
Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
KJV
And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
WEB
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”
ASV
And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
DARBY
And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
BLB
And having looked around, Jesus says to His disciples, “How difficultly those having riches will enter into the kingdom of God!”
ÅB
Og Jesus så seg om og sa til sine disipler: Hvor vanskelig det vil være for de rike å komme inn i Guds rike!
OTB
Jesus så seg rundt og sa til sine disipler, “Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som er rike å komme inn i Guds rike!”
B1930
Og Jesus så sig om og sa til sine disipler: Hvor vanskelig det vil være for de rike å komme inn i Guds rike!

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 1:26

    Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

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  • James 2:5

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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  • Luke 18:24

    Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

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  • Mark 3:5

    Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

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  • 2 Peter 1:11

    and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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  • Matthew 19:23–26

    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

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  • John 3:5

    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

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  • Mark 10:15

    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

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