Luke 18:23

James Moffatt - New Testament

But when he heard that, he was vexed, for he was extremely rich.

Cross References

1 John 2:15

Love not the world, nor yet what is in the world; if anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

Luke 21:34

Take heed to yourselves in case your hearts get overpowered by dissipation and drunkenness and worldly anxieties, and so that Day catches you suddenly like a trap.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to them, "See and keep clear of covetousness in every shape and form, for a man's life is not part of his possessions because he has ample wealth."

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, that means people who hear but who go and get choked with worries and money and the pleasures of life, so that they never ripen.

Mark 10:22

But his face fell at that, and he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard that, he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

Colossians 3:5

So put to death those members that are on earth: sexual vice, impurity, appetite, evil desire, and lust (which is idolatry),

Philippians 3:8

indeed I count anything a loss, compared to the supreme value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything (I count it all the veriest refuse) in order to gain Christ

Ephesians 5:5

Be sure of this, that no one guilty of sexual vice or impurity or lust (that is, an idolater) possesses any inheritance in the realm of Christ and God.

Luke 19:8

So Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, "I will give the half of all I have, Lord, to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody I will give him back four times as much."

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

Luke 18:24

So Jesus looked at him and said, "How difficult it is for those who have money to enter the Realm of God!