Hosea 8:12

12 aWere I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands,
they would be regarded as a strange thing.

Matthew 19:23-25

23And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly, I say to you, bonly with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 cAgain I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter dthe kingdom of God.” 25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

Mark 10:24-26

24And the disciples ewere amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, fChildren, ghow difficult it is
Some manuscripts add for those who trust in riches
to enter ithe kingdom of God!
25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter jthe kingdom of God.” 26And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him,
Some manuscripts  to one another
Then who can be saved?”

John 6:60

The Words of Eternal Life

60 lWhen many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”

John 7:35-36

35The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? mDoes he intend to go to nthe Dispersion among othe Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36What does he mean by saying, p‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, Where I am you cannot come?”

1 Corinthians 1:18

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

18For the word of the cross is qfolly to rthose who are perishing, but to us swho are being saved it is tthe power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:23

23but we preach Christ ucrucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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