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Luke 18:23 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. "
Luke 18:23
Verse in Context
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And he said, All these have I kept from my youth
Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Luke 18:1
"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
Luke 18:2
"Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:"
Luke 18:3
"And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary."
Luke 18:4
"And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;"
Luke 18:5
"Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me."
Luke 18:6
"And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."
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