This amazed them. But Jesus said again,“ Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.

门徒希奇他的话。耶稣又对他们说：“小子，倚靠钱财的人进神的国是何等地难哪！

门徒对他的话非常惊奇。耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们，要进上帝的国是何等的难哪！

门徒对他的话非常惊奇。耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们，要进神的国是何等的难哪！

门徒听了感到惊奇，耶稣便再次对他们说：“孩子们，进上帝的国多么难啊！

门徒都希奇他的话，耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们哪，（有些抄本在此有“倚靠钱财的人”一句）要进神的国，是多么困难！

门徒们因这些话，就惊讶不已。耶稣又对他们说：“孩子们，进入神的国是多么困难！

門徒希奇他的話。耶穌又對他們說：「小子，倚靠錢財的人進神的國是何等地難哪！

門徒對他的話非常驚奇。耶穌又對他們說：「孩子們，要進上帝的國是何等的難哪！

門徒對他的話非常驚奇。耶穌又對他們說：「孩子們，要進神的國是何等的難哪！

門徒聽了感到驚奇，耶穌便再次對他們說：「孩子們，進上帝的國多麼難啊！

門徒都希奇他的話，耶穌又對他們說：“孩子們哪，（有些抄本在此有“倚靠錢財的人”一句）要進神的國，是多麼困難！

門徒因他的話而驚訝了。耶穌應時對他們說：『兒女們，進上帝的國，何等的難哪！

門徒們因這些話，就驚訝不已。耶穌又對他們說：「孩子們，進入神的國是多麼困難！

門徒異其言、耶穌又曰、小子、恃財者入上帝國難矣哉、

門徒異其言、耶穌曰、小子、恃財而入上帝國、難矣哉、

門徒奇其言、耶穌又曰、小子、恃財者入天主國、難矣哉、

徒異其言。耶穌又曰：『小子、人若恃其財富、而欲進天主之國、不亦難乎！

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again,“ Children, how hard it is to enter God’s kingdom!

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again,“ Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!

The disciples were astonished at his words. Again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and* said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them,“ Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again,“ Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth eaten rags.Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment.

Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

“ Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”

You say,‘ I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going.

“ What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.

With your wisdom and understanding you have amassed great wealth— gold and silver for your treasuries.Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud.

In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.

This is what the Lord says:“ Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.

He called out,“ Fellows, have you caught any fish?”“ No,” they replied.

The disciples were astounded.“ Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.

Then he told them a story:“ A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.He said to himself,‘ What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’Then he said,‘ I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.And I’ll sit back and say to myself,“ My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’“ But God said to him,‘ You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’“ Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

Your silver and gold will not save you on that day of the Lord’s anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.

But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

Those who heard this said,“ Then who in the world can be saved?”He replied,“ What is impossible for people is possible with God.”

Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.

The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.

Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives.

“ Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?Have I gloated about my wealth and all that I own?

Many of his disciples said,“ This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”