Matthew 13:22
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22 Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age(A) and the deceitfulness[a] of wealth(B) choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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- 13:22 Or pleasure
Mark 10:23
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Possessions and the Kingdom
23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth(A) to enter the kingdom of God!”(B)
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1 Corinthians 1:26
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Boasting Only in the Lord
26 Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective,[a] not many powerful,(A) not many of noble birth.
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- 1:26 Lit wise according to the flesh
1 Timothy 6:9
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9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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