When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved?

And those who heard it said, Who then is able to be saved?

And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who is able to hear it?

Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, Where I am going, you are not able to come, so now I say to you.

Then Jesus said to them, Children, you do not have any fish, do you? They answered Him, No.

My little children, for whom I travail again until Christ is formed in you,

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Little children, keep yourselves away from idols. Amen.

If I have made gold my hope, or said to fine gold, you are my confidence;

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had acquired much;

from men by Your hand, O Jehovah, from men of the world whose portion is in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, and leave an abundance to their infants.

Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches:

None of them can at all redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him

Behold, the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and was strong in his wickedness.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall sprout like foliage.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.

Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle into the heavens.

Thus says Jehovah, Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty glory in his might; let not the rich glory in his riches;

With your wisdom and your understanding you have gained riches for yourself, and gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

by your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches).

Woe to him who robs unjust gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil.

Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah. But all the earth shall be devoured by the fire of His jealousy. For He shall make a complete and speedy end of all those who live in the land.

Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

So he said, I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger, and there I will gather all my fruits and my goods.

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your calamities that are coming upon you.

Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.

Because you say, I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked;