²³ And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

²⁶ for see your calling, brethren, that not many `are' wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

²⁴ And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, `How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!

⁵ And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

¹¹ for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

⁴ Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

⁵ Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

⁵ Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

¹⁵ verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

³² And he was looking round to see her who did this,

²³ and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

²⁴ and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

²⁵ And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, `Who, then, is able to be saved?'

²⁶ And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

³ and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;