Luke 18:24 KJV
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Words Then and Now
- hardly with difficulty Still heard today: could hardly breathe, could breathe only with difficulty Webster’s 1828 · Hardly
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- The ruler hindered by his richesMany have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, which would part between...
Thompson Chains
- Riches PerilousSee the chain from Deuteronomy 8:13 · 5 links
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 106 The rich Young Man. Parable of the Labourers in the VineyardAlso Matthew 19:16–20:16; Mark 10:17–31
Cross References
- Proverbs 11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
- Deuteronomy 6:10–12 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, …
- Deuteronomy 8:11–17 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: …
- Psalms 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
- Psalms 73:5–12 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. …
- Proverbs 18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
- Proverbs 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
- Jeremiah 2:31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
- Jeremiah 5:5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
- Matthew 19:23–25 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. …
- Mark 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
- Mark 10:23–27 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! …
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–27 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: …
- 2 Corinthians 7:9–10 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. …
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. …
- James 2:5–7 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? …
- James 5:1–6 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. …
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Topics
- Covetousness General scriptures concerning Covetousness
- Jesus, the Christ Receives the rich young ruler who asks what he shall do to inherit eternal life (in Peraea)
- Kingdom of heaven Rich people cannot enter
- Rich, the General scriptures concerning Rich, the
- Riches General scriptures concerning Riches
- Salvation Conditions of Salvation
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 27–31 · The Ministry of Jesus Christ
Bible Dictionary
Greek and Strong’s
- And δὲ de δέ Conjunction
- when Jesus ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Ἰησοῦς Noun · nominative masculine singular
- saw Ἰδὼν Idōn Verb · aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular εἴδω eídō
- that he αὐτὸν auton αὐτός Pronoun · third person, accusative masculine singular
- was γενόμενον genomenon γίνομαι Verb · aorist middle participle, accusative masculine singular
- very sorrowful περίλυπον perilypon περίλυπος Adjective · accusative masculine singular
- he said εἶπεν eipen Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular ἔπω épō
- How Πῶς Pōs πῶς Adverb
- hardly δυσκόλως dyskolōs δυσκόλως Adverb
- shall they εἰσέρχομαι eisérchomai
- that have οἱ hoi Pronoun · nominative masculine plural ἔχοντες echontes ἔχω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine plural
- riches τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural χρήματα chrēmata χρῆμα Noun · accusative neuter plural
- enter εἰσελεύσονται eiseleusontai εἰσέρχομαι Verb · future middle indicative, third person plural
- into εἰς eis εἰς Preposition
- the kingdom τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular βασιλείαν basileian βασιλεία Noun · accusative feminine singular
- of God τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Θεοῦ Theou θεός Noun · genitive masculine singular
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