Mark 10:23 - English Majority Text Version 2009

²³ And looking around, Jesus says to His disciples, "How difficult it is for those having riches to enter the kingdom of God!"

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, With what difficulty will those who possess wealth and keep on holding it enter the kingdom of God!

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Common English Bible

²³ Looking around, Jesus said to his disciples, “It will be very hard for the wealthy to enter God’s kingdom!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And Jesus, looking around, said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!"

Mark 10:23 Cross References

Matthew 18:3

and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:15

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."

Mark 10:22

But having become gloomy at this saying, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

Mark 3:5

And looking around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

Mark 5:32

And He was looking around to see her who had done this thing.

Luke 18:24

And when Jesus saw that he became very sad, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

John 3:5

Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 1:26

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many noble, [are called].

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did God not choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those that love Him?

James 4:4

Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world is constituted an enemy of God.

2 Peter 1:11

For in this way the entrance will be supplied to you richly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.