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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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The Widow’s Offering
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
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He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
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“But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
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The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
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The Parable of the Rich Fool
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
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And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
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“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
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Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
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The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
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and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
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The Rich and the Kingdom of God
A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
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Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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The Widow’s Offering
As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.
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Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
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What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—
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For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
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But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!
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Doxology
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
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Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have begun to reign—and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you!
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sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
