Mark 10:24

New American Bible - revised edition

The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Cross References

Psalm 17:14

Slay them with your sword; with your hand, Lord, slay them; snatch them from the world in their prime. Their bellies are being filled with your friends; their children are satisfied too, for they share what is left with their young.

Psalm 52:7

God too will strike you down forever, he will lay hold of you and pluck you from your tent, uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Psalm 62:10

Mortals are a mere breath, the sons of man but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they weigh nothing.

Proverbs 11:28

Those who trust in their riches will fall, but like green leaves the just will flourish.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of the rich is their strong city; they fancy it a high wall.

Proverbs 23:5

When your glance flits to it, it is gone! For assuredly it grows wings, like the eagle that flies toward heaven.

Jeremiah 9:23

But rather, let those who boast, boast of this, that in their prudence they know me, Know that I, the Lord, act with fidelity, justice, and integrity on earth. How I take delight in these—oracle of the Lord. False Circumcision.

Habakkuk 2:9

Ah! you who pursue evil gain for your household, setting your nest on high to escape the reach of misfortune!

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them. On the day of the Lord’s wrath, in the fire of his passion, all the earth will be consumed. For he will make an end, yes, a sudden end, of all who live on the earth.

Matthew 19:25

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, “Who then can be saved?”

Mark 1:27

All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

Mark 10:23

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him.

John 13:33

My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, and as I told the Jews, ‘Where I go you cannot come,’ so now I say it to you.

John 21:5

Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”

John 6:60

Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?”

Galatians 4:19

My children, for whom I am again in labor until Christ be formed in you!

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell the rich in the present age not to be proud and not to rely on so uncertain a thing as wealth but rather on God, who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

1 John 2:1

My children, I am writing this to you so that you may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.

1 John 4:4

You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

1 John 5:21

Children, be on your guard against idols.

Revelation 3:17

For you say, ‘I am rich and affluent and have no need of anything,’ and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.