The Rich Man

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” — read the full passage →

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; — read the full passage →

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. — read the full passage →

A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

“But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’

His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him. — read the full passage →

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.

There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.