Mark 10:24

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The followers were amazed at what Jesus said. But Jesus said again, “My children, it is very hard to enter the kingdom of God!

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

Lord, use your power and remove\par bad people from the \{land of\} the living.\par

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happened to the man\par who did not depend on God.\par That man thought his wealth and lies\par would protect him.”\par

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par

Proverbs 11:28

The person who trusts in his riches will fall like a dead leaf. But the good person will grow like a new green leaf.

Proverbs 18:11

Rich people think that their wealth will protect them. They think that it is like a strong fort.

Proverbs 23:5

Money goes very quickly, as if it grows wings and flies away like a bird.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Habakkuk 2:9

Yes, it will be very bad for the person that becomes rich by doing wrong. That person does those things to live in a safe place. He thinks that he can stop other people from stealing from him. \{But bad things will happen to him.\}

Zephaniah 1:18

Their gold and silver won’t help them! At that time, the Lord will become very upset and angry. The Lord will destroy the whole world! {\cf2\super [8]} The Lord will completely destroy everyone on earth! {\cf2\super [9]} ”

Matthew 19:25

When the followers heard this, they were very surprised. They asked, “Then who can be saved?”

Mark 1:27

The people were amazed. They asked each other, “What is happening here? This man is teaching something new. And he teaches with authority (power)! He even gives commands to evil spirits, and the spirits obey him.”

Mark 10:23

Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, “It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees {\cf2\super [262]} were listening to all these things. The Pharisees criticized Jesus because they all loved money.

John 13:33

Jesus said, “My children, I will be with you only a short time more. You will look for me. And what I told the Jewish leaders, I tell you now: Where I am going you cannot come.

John 21:5

Then Jesus said to the followers, “Friends, have you caught any fish?”

John 6:60

The followers of Jesus heard this. Many of the followers said, “This teaching is hard \{to accept\}. Who can accept this teaching?”

Galatians 4:19

My little children, again I feel pain for you like a mother feels when she gives birth. I will feel this until you truly become like Christ.

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.

1 John 2:1

My dear children, I write this letter to you so that you will not sin. But if any person sins, we have Jesus Christ to help us. He is the righteous (good) One. Jesus defends us before God the Father.

1 John 4:4

My dear children, you belong to God. So you have defeated them (the false teachers). Why? Because the One (God) who is in you is greater than the one (the devil) who is in \{the people of\} the world.

1 John 5:21

Keep yourselves in God’s love. Wait for the Lord Jesus Christ with his mercy to give you life forever.

Revelation 3:17

You say you are rich. You think you have become wealthy and don’t need a thing. But you don’t know that you are really terrible, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.