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


In Context

20 You know the commandments: 'Don't commit adultery,' 'Don't murder,' 'Don't steal,' 'Don't give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'|

21 He said, |I have observed all these things from my youth up.|

22 When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, |You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me.|

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

24 Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, |How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

25 For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth.

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 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.