Man More than Money
Mark 10:23-27
And Jesus looked round about, and said to his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!…


I do not object to a man's having a good deal of property; I do not object to his having beautiful grounds, and making them shine like a garden of Eden, if he can; I do not object to his building himself a magnificent mansion, and storing it with whatever art can give; I admire the grounds, I admire the house, I admire the furniture, and I justify them. But now let me see the man. When a man has risen in wealth so that he can have fine grounds, a fine house and fine furniture, he ought to have something even grander in himself; and yet how many men are there that are like a monkey in an oriental palace, men that are ignorant, empty, narrow, conceited, poverty-stricken inside, but that outside glow like a rainbow! How many men there are that make the power of money in their hands simply picturesque, grotesque!

(H. W. Beecher.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

WEB: Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!"




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