Mark 10:25

Mark 10:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
• New International Version (NIV)It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Context of Mark 10:25

23Jesus looked round and he said to his disciples, ‘It is very difficult for rich people to let God rule in their lives.’ 24They were very surprised about Jesus' words. Jesus spoke again to them: ‘My friends, it is very difficult for anyone to let God rule in their life. The hole in a needle is very small. A camel cannot go through it! But it is even more difficult than that for a rich person to let God rule in their life.’ 26Then Jesus' disciples were even more surprised. They said to each other, ‘So perhaps God will not save anyone!’ 27Jesus looked at them and he replied, ‘For people, it really is impossible. But God can do it. God can do everything.’

Mark 10:25 word by word

εὐκοπώτερόν ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τῆς τρυμαλιᾶς τῆς ῥαφίδος ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• It isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• easierεὐκοπώτεροςeukopōteros · easyG2123
• for a camelκάμηλοςkamēlos · camelG2574
• to goεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the eyeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the eyeτρυμαλιάtrumalia · holeG5168
• of a needleῥαφίςrhaphis · needleG4476
• thanἤē · orG2228
• for a rich manπλούσιοςplousios · richG4145
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Mark 10:25

• Jeremiah 13:23You have done evil things for a long time. So you cannot now start to do good things. Can anyone change the colour of his skin? Can a leopard remove the marks on its body? No! And you cannot change yourselves either.’
• Matthew 7:3Perhaps you want to tell your friend about his little mistake. If you want to do that, first remember your own bigger mistakes.
• Matthew 19:24The hole in a needle is very small. A camel cannot go through it! But I tell you, it is even more difficult than that for a rich person to let God rule in their life.’
• Matthew 23:24You are like blind people, but you show other people which way to go. You carefully take a small fly out of your water so that you do not drink it. But then you drink the large animal that is swimming in it!
• Luke 18:25The hole in a needle is very small. A camel cannot go through it! But it is even more difficult than that for a rich person to let God rule in their life.’

Commentaries on Mark 10:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 19:16-30. Mark 10:17 Gone forth - From the place where he had been teaching. Into the way - Into the road or path on his journey. Running - Thus showing the intensity with which he desired to know the way of life. Zeal to know the way to be saved is proper, nor is it possible that it should be too intense if well directed. Nothing else is so important, and nothing demands, therefore, so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Jesus strongly warned that riches can keep people from entering the kingdom of God. In Palestine, the camel was the largest animal, and the eye of a needle was the smallest opening. Jesus used this picture to show how difficult it is for rich people to follow him. Even so, some rich people did follow Jesus. Still, more of the followers of Jesus came from the poor than from the rich. Some people say that the eye of the needle was a small gate in…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 10:25

• Kingdom of Heaven
• Needle
• Rich, the
• Riches
• Temptation

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Commentaries on Mark 10

• 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