Bible verses about "rich" | Lamsa

²⁴ No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and like the other; or he will honor one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (wealth).

³³ Sell your possessions and give them as alms; make for yourselves purses which do not wear out, and a treasure in heaven that does not run short, where the thief does not come near, and moth does not destroy. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.

¹ O YOU rich men, weep and howl for the miseries which shall come upon you! ² Your riches are destroyed and rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

²⁰ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. ²¹ Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

²⁸ From henceforth let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor with his hands and do good deeds, that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

²⁴ But the disciples were surprised at his words. And Jesus answered again and said to them, My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth, to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a rope to enter through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

¹⁷ Charge those who are rich in this world, that they be not proud, nor trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God who gives us all things so abundantly for our comfort;

³¹ Therefore do not worry or say, What will we eat, or what will we drink, or with what will we be clothed? ³² For worldly people seek after all these things. Your Father in heaven knows that all of these things are also necessary for you. ³³ But you seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all of these things shall be added to you.

¹⁹ There was a rich man, who used to wear purple and fine linen, and every day he made merry very lavishly. ²⁰ And there was a poor man named Lazarus, who was laid down at that rich manÆs door, afflicted with boils; ²¹ He longed to fill his stomach with the crumbs that fell from the rich manÆs tray; the dogs also came and licked his boils. ²² Now it happened that the poor man died, and the angels carried him into AbrahamÆs bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. ²³ And while he was tormented in Sheol, he lifted up his eyes from a distance, and saw Abraham, with Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ And he called in a loud voice and said, O my father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and wet my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. ²⁵ Abraham said to him, My son, remember you received your pleasures when you were living, and Lazarus his hardships; and behold now he is comfortable here, and you are suffering. ²⁶ Besides all these things, a great gulf is fixed between us and you; so that those who wish to cross over from here to you cannot, neither from there to cross over to us. ²⁷ He said to him, If that is so, I beseech you, O my father, to send him to my fatherÆs house; ²⁸ For I have five brothers; let him go and testify to them, so that they may not also come to this place of torment. ²⁹ Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; * let them hear them. ³⁰ But he said to him, No, my father Abraham; but if only a man from the dead go to them, they will repent. ³¹ Abraham said to him, If they will not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if a man should rise from the dead.

⁵ Do not be carried away by the love of money; but be content with what you have: for the LORD himself has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

¹⁹ Do not lay up for yourselves treasures buried in the ground, a place where rust and moth destroy, and where thieves break through and steal. ²⁰ But lay up for yourselves a treasure in heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there also is your heart.

⁶ But our gain is greater contentment, for it is the worship of God. ⁷ For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. ⁸ Therefore, let us be satisfied with food and clothing; ⁹ For those who desire to be rich, fall into temptations, and snares, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in degeneration and destruction.