Matthew 19:23

Free Bible Version

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus said to his disciples, “rich people find it hard to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:28

If you trust in your riches, you'll fall; but if you do good, you'll flourish like green leaves.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds sown among thorns are people who hear the message, but then life's worries and the temptation of money choke the message so that they become fruitless.

Matthew 18:3

“I tell you the truth, unless you change the way you think and become like little children, you won't ever enter the kingdom of heaven,” he told them.

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard Jesus' answer he went away very sad, because he had many possessions.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.

Matthew 5:20

I tell you, unless your moral rightness is more than that of the religious teachers and the Pharisees, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:23

Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “It's only with difficulty that wealthy people enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 18:24

When he saw his reaction, Jesus said, “How difficult it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

John 3:3

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “Unless you are reborn, you can't experience God's kingdom.”

John 3:5

“I tell you the truth, you can't enter God's kingdom unless you are born of water and the Spirit,” Jesus told him.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the believers to remain firm and to continue to trust in Jesus. “We have to go through many trials to enter God's kingdom,” they said.

1 Corinthians 1:26

Brothers and sisters, remember your calling—and that this did not include many who are wise, humanly speaking; not many who are powerful; not many who are important.

James 2:6

But you've treated the poor shamefully. Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you before the courts?