Luke 18:24

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

Cross References

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.

Proverbs 11:28

Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall.

Proverbs 30:9

or I shall be full, and deny you, and say, “Who is the Lord?” or I shall be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.

Jeremiah 2:31

And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, “We are free, we will come to you no more”?

Jeremiah 5:5

Let me go to the rich and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord, the law of their God.” But they all alike had broken the yoke, they had burst the bonds.

Mark 6:26

The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her.

Luke 18:23

But when he heard this, he became sad; for he was very rich.