Luke 18:24

New Century Version

Jesus looked at him and said, “It is very hard for rich people to enter the kingdom of God.

Cross References

Psalm 10:3

They brag about the things they want. They bless the greedy but hate the Lord.

Proverbs 11:28

Those who trust in riches will be ruined, but a good person will be healthy like a green leaf.

Proverbs 18:11

Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much, I might reject you and say, ‘I don’t know the Lord.’ If I am poor, I might steal and disgrace the name of my God.

Jeremiah 2:31

“People of Judah, pay attention to the word of the Lord: Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel or like a dark and dangerous land? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to wander. We won’t come to you anymore’?

Jeremiah 5:5

So I will go to the leaders of Judah and talk to them. Surely they understand the way of the Lord and know what God wants them to do.” But even the leaders had all joined together to break away from the Lord; they had broken their ties with him.

Mark 6:26

Although the king was very sad, he had made a promise, and his dinner guests had heard it. So he did not want to refuse what she asked.

Luke 18:23

But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.