Mark 10:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

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  • Prov 11:28 : 28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.
  • Ps 52:7 : 7 See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
  • John 13:33 : 33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.
  • John 21:5 : 5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.
  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you. 2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing. 3 Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:
  • 1 John 4:4 : 4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
  • 1 John 5:21 : 21 My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
  • Rev 3:17 : 17 For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you; 25 If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.
  • Ps 49:6-7 : 6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores. 7 Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;
  • Prov 18:11 : 11 The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Ezek 28:4-5 : 4 By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses: 5 By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
  • Hab 2:9 : 9 A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Even their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the Lord's wrath; but all the land will be burned up in the fire of his bitter wrath: for he will put an end, even suddenly, to all who are living in the land.
  • Matt 19:25 : 25 And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?
  • Luke 12:16-21 : 16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile: 17 And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit. 18 And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? 21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
  • Luke 18:26-27 : 26 And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation? 27 But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
  • John 6:60 : 60 Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

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