Jer 2:31, 5:5, Mat 19:23-25, Mar 10:23-27, 1Cor 1:26-27, 1Ti 6:9-10 | ESV | STEP | And you, O generation , behold the word of the Lord . Have I been a wilderness to Israel , or a land of thick darkness ? Why then do my people say , We are free , we will come no more to you ?

l[See ver. 23 above]

m[See ver. 23 above]

o ver. 23

p ch. 14:36; Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer. 32:17, 27; Luke 1:37

q ch. 2:8; John 7:48; [ver. 20]; See Matt. 11:25

s James 2:5

t Ps. 8:2

u Prov. 15:27; 23:4; 28:20; Matt. 13:22

v[ch. 3:7]

w[ch. 1:19]

x[Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19]

Jeremiah 2:31

31 And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
or a land of thick darkness?
Why then do my people say, ‘We are free,
we will come no more to you’?

Jeremiah 5:5

5 I will go to the great
and will speak to them,
for they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.”
^aBut they all alike had broken the yoke;
they had burst the bonds.

Matthew 19:23-25

23 And 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.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

Mark 10:23-27

23 And Jesus ^elooked around and said to his disciples, ^f“How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter ^gthe kingdom of God!” 24 And the disciples ^hwere amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, ⁱ“Children, ^jhow difficult it is ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add for those who trust in riches} to enter ^lthe kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter ^mthe kingdom of God.” 26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts to one another} “Then who can be saved?” 27 Jesus ^olooked at them and said, ^p“With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

1 Corinthians 1:26-27

26 For consider your calling, brothers: ^qnot many of you were wise according to worldly standards, ^{▼▼Greek according to the flesh} not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But ^sGod chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; ^tGod chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

1 Timothy 6:9-10

9 But ^uthose who desire to be rich fall into temptation, ^vinto a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that ^wplunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of ^xall kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.