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And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'
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And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!
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It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'
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And they were astonished beyond measure, saying unto themselves, `And who is able to be saved?'
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And Jesus, having looked upon them, saith, `With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.'
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And Peter began to say to him, `Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.'
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And Jesus answering said, `Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news',
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who may not receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, with persecutions, and in the age that is coming, life age-during;
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and many first shall be last, and the last first.'
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And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, and they were amazed, and following they were afraid. And having again taken the twelve, he began to tell them the things about to happen to him,
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-- `Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations,