Luke 18:24

Luke 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

Context of Luke 18:24

22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” 23But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy. Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! 25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 26Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”

Luke 18:24 word by word

Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπεν· πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται.Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Seeingὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sadnessγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• sadnessπερίλυποςperilupos · sorrowfulG4036
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• hardδυσκόλωςduskolōs · difficultlyG1423
• richἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• richχρῆμαchrēma · moneyG5536
• to enterεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• to enterεἰςeis · towardG1519
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 18:24

• Mark 6:26The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
• 2 Corinthians 7:9yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
• Deuteronomy 6:10And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
• Psalms 73:5They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
• Proverbs 11:28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
• Proverbs 18:11A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
• Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
• Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
• Jeremiah 5:5I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
• Matthew 19:23Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Mark 10:23Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
• 1 Corinthians 1:26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
• 1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

Commentaries on Luke 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24How hardly shall they that have riches, etc. - See the notes on this discourse of our Lord, on Matthew 19:21-30; (note), and Mark 10:30; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, which would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leave Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day. They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it shall be their God, not their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!: Scripture sometimes describes riches or wealth as a blessing from God (2 Chronicles 1:11–12; Psalms 112:3; 128:2; Proverbs 8:18; Isaiah 61:6). But many passages warn against trusting in riches instead of God (Psalm 62:10; Proverbs 11:28; Jeremiah 9:23–24; 49:4–5). the eye of a needle: See study note on Mark 10:25. This is not only difficult, but impossible. No one can be saved while trusting in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. was very sorrowful--Matthew (Mt 19:22) more fully, "went away sorrowful"; Mark still more, "was sad" or "sullen" at that saying, and "went away grieved." Sorry he was, very sorry, to part with Christ; but to part with his riches would have cost him a pang more. When Riches or Heaven, on Christ's terms, were the alternative, the result showed to which side the balance inclined. Thus was he shown to lack the one all-comprehensive requirement of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 18:24

• Covetousness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Rich, the
• Riches
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
• Admiration
• Bear
• Elect
• Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings