Matthew 19:24
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
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Matthew 19:24
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
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Genesis 12:16
He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
Genesis 30:43
The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
Leviticus 11:4
“ ‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
Judges 6:5
For they came up with their livestock and their tents. They came in as locusts for multitude. Both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.
1 Samuel 30:17
David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
1 Chronicles 5:21
They took away their livestock: of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
Job 1:3
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
Psalms 112:3
Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
Proverbs 10:22
Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
Proverbs 22:4
The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
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Numbers 11:11
Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why haven’t I found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?
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1 Kings 19:19
So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and put his mantle on him.
1 Kings 19:20
Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?”
1 Kings 19:21
He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, killed them, and boiled their meat with the oxen’s equipment, and gave to the people; and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.
Luke 5:11
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
Luke 5:28
He left everything, and rose up and followed him.
Luke 9:59
He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:60
But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
Luke 9:61
Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
Luke 9:62
But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
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Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.
Psalms 131:2
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
Mark 10:15
Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
John 3:3
Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
John 3:6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:7
Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
John 5:44
How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Romans 7:23
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
Romans 8:8
Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.
Ephesians 2:1
You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,
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Proverbs 26:14
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
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Psalms 81:12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.
Proverbs 2:19
None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
Hosea 4:14
I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.
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Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Isaiah 1:5
Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Jeremiah 2:30
“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Jeremiah 5:3
O Yahweh, don’t your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock. They have refused to return.
Jeremiah 6:29
The bellows blow fiercely. The lead is consumed in the fire. In vain they go on refining, for the wicked are not plucked away.
Jeremiah 6:30
Men will call them rejected silver, because Yahweh has rejected them.”
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Isaiah 48:1
“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—
Isaiah 48:2
for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
Matthew 25:11
Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’
Matthew 25:12
But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
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Hosea 8:12
I wrote for him the many things of my law, but they were regarded as a strange thing.
John 6:60
Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?”
John 7:35
The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
John 7:36
What is this word that he said, ‘You will seek me, and won’t find me;’ and ‘Where I am, you can’t come’?”
Acts 17:20
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:23
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,
1 Corinthians 2:14
Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Hebrews 5:11
About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.
1 Peter 4:4
They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you.
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Amos 7:10
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.
John 21:25
There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.
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Matthew 2:15
and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
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Matthew 7:3
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
Matthew 7:5
You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.
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Matthew 7:13
“Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it.
Matthew 7:14
How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 20:23
He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
Matthew 23:13
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Matthew 25:21
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Hebrews 4:6
Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good news was preached before failed to enter in because of disobedience,
Hebrews 4:11
Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.
Hebrews 6:4
For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
2 Peter 1:11
For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:6
and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 21:27
There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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Matthew 17:24
When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
Matthew 18:9
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
Matthew 19:17
He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 20:24
When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Mark 10:27
Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”
Mark 15:43
Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.
Acts 20:25
“Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.
Acts 28:31
preaching God’s Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
Colossians 1:13
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
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Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Jeremiah 45:5
Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says Yahweh, ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’ ”
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
Luke 6:20
He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for God’s Kingdom is yours.
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
Luke 16:25
“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But here he is now comforted and you are in anguish.
1 Corinthians 1:26
For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
James 1:10
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
James 4:4
You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
James 5:2
Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
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Matthew 15:2
“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Matthew 15:3
He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
Matthew 15:5
But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
Matthew 15:6
he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
Matthew 27:6
The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
Matthew 27:7
They took counsel, and bought the potter’s field with them to bury strangers in.
Matthew 27:8
Therefore that field has been called “The Field of Blood” to this day.
Luke 6:7
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
Luke 6:8
But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise up and stand in the middle.” He arose and stood.
Luke 6:9
Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”
Luke 6:10
He looked around at them all, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other.
John 18:28
They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn’t enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.
John 18:40
Then they all shouted again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
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Deuteronomy 17:17
He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
1 Kings 10:21
All king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.
Psalms 73:12
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Proverbs 13:7
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
Proverbs 30:9
lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Matthew 6:20
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
Luke 12:15
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
Luke 12:21
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
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