So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
Luke 18:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when he heard this, he became distressed and very sorrowful, for he was rich–exceedingly so. American Standard Version (1901) But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich. Common English Bible When he heard these words, the man became sad because he was extremely rich. Catholic Public Domain Version When he heard this, he became very sorrowful. For he was very rich. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He having heard these things, became sorrowful; for he was very rich. |
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
When the young man heard that, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
But he was dismayed by this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
He then told them, ‘Watch out and be on your guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.’
When Jesus heard this, he told him, ‘You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’
Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, ‘How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.’
‘Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.
For know and recognise this: Every sexually immoral or impure or greedy person, who is an idolater, does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ
Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.