 Now, the punchline to verses 17 to 22, I think, comes in verse 23. It's really the bridge between the incident and then the conversation with the disciples. Look at it in verse 23. Here's the punchline or the introduction to the next section, whichever way you choose. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, how hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God. How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God.