Luke 18:24
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Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
Read Luke 18:24 Using Other Translations
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said,How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
What does Luke 18:24 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Luke 18:24
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful
As he might, by his looks and gestures; and perceived that he was
determined not to part with his possessions, and follow him:
he said to his disciples, how hardly shall they that have
riches
enter into the kingdom of God!
embrace the Gospel, and submit to the ordinances of it; deny
themselves, part with their worldly substance for the cause of
Christ, and interest of religion. Riches, which should be a
reason for, are often a bar unto a profession of Christ, and his
Gospel. This is delivered as an affirmation, or by way of
assertion, (See Gill on Matthew
19:23).
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