Mark 10:23

Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

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Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

BSB

Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

KJV

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

ASV

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

BBE

And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

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καὶ kai And G2532 περιβλεψάμενος periblepsamenos having looked around G4017 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Jesus G2424 λέγει legei says G3004 τοῖς tois to the G3588 μαθηταῖς mathētais disciples G3101 αὐτοῦ autou of Him G846 πῶς pōs How G4459 δυσκόλως duskolōs difficultly G1423 οἱ hoi those G3588 τὰ ta (the) G3588 χρήματα chrēmata riches G5536 ἔχοντες echontes having G2192 εἰς eis into G1519 τὴν tēn the G3588 βασιλείαν basileian kingdom G932 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 θεοῦ theou of God G2316 εἰσελεύσονται eiseleusontai will enter G1525

The early church

But there is a great difference between having riches, and loving them; wherefore also Solomon says not, He that hath silver, but, He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied, with silver. (Eccl. 5:10)
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
He says not here, that riches are bad, but that those are bad who only have them to watch them carefully; for He teaches us not to have them, that is, not to keep or preserve them, but to use them in necessary things.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(ubi sup.) And the Evangelist adds the cause of his grief, saying, For he had great possessions. The feelings of those who have little and those who have much are not the same, for the increase of acquired wealth lights up a greater flame of covetousness. There follows: And Jesus looked round about, and said unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 23–31

Christ took this occasion to speak to his disciples about the difficulty of the salvation of those who have abundance of this world. Those who thus eagerly seek the wealth of the world, will never rightly prize Christ and his grace. Also, as to the greatness of the salvation of those who have but little of this world, and leave it for Christ. The greatest trial of a good man's constancy is, when love to Jesus calls him to give up love to friends and relatives. Even when gainers by Christ, let them still expect to suffer for him, till they reach heaven. Let us learn contentment in a low state, and to watch against the love of riches in a high one. Let us pray to be enabled to part with all, if required, in Christ's service, and to use all we are allowed to keep in his service.

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