Luke 18:24 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁴ And when יהושע saw that he became intensely sad, He said, “How hard it is for those who have money to enter into the reign of Elohim!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Jesus, observing him, said, How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Common English Bible

²⁴ When Jesus saw this, he said, “It’s very hard for the wealthy to enter God’s kingdom!

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ Then Jesus, seeing him brought to sorrow, said: "How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁴ And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:24 Cross References

Psalm 10:3

For the wrongdoer boasted of his cravings; And the greedy one cursed and despised יהוה.

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in his riches falls, But the righteous flourish like a leaf.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.

Proverbs 30:9

Lest I become satisfied and deny You, And say, “Who is יהוה?” And lest I be poor, and steal, And seize the Name of my Elohim.

Jeremiah 2:31

“O generation, see the word of יהוה! Have I been a wilderness to Yisra’ĕl, Or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We have broken loose; we come to You no more’?

Jeremiah 5:5

“Let me go to the great men and speak to them, for they have known the way of יהוה, the right-ruling of their Elohim.” But these have altogether broken the yoke and torn off the bonds.

Mark 6:26

And the sovereign, becoming deeply grieved, because of the oaths, and because of those who sat with him, did not wish to refuse her.

Luke 18:23

But when he heard this, he became intensely sad, for he was extremely rich.