23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth.


In Context

20 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.' "

21 "All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said.

22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth.

24 Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Luke 18:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:23He having heard these things, became sorrowful; for he was very rich.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:23But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23But when he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:23But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceeding rich.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.