King James Version (KJV)
Luke 18:23
“And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.”
Verse in context — Luke 18
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And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
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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.›
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And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
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And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, ‹How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!›
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‹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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