Jesus ’ description of the rich man brings to mind what he later said to the Christians in the first - century congregation in Laodicea, Asia Minor: “You say: ‘ I am rich and have acquired riches and do not need anything at all, ’ but you do not know you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked. ” ​ — Revelation 3: 17.
فَهَلْ نَعْمَلُ بِكَدٍّ كَذَاكَ ٱلرَّجُلِ لِكَيْ نَمْتَلِكَ « خَيْرَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً » فِي حِينِ أَنَّنَا نُهْمِلُ ٱلْقِيَامَ بِمَا هُوَ ضَرُورِيٌّ لِلْعَيْشِ « سِنِينَ كَثِيرَةً » ؟‏