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

22When Yeshua heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all, as much as you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” 23But upon hearing these things, he became deeply distressed, for he was very rich. Gazing at him, Yeshua said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter into the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 26Then those who heard said, “Then who 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And whenδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saw thatὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• very sorrowfulπερίλυποςperilupos · sorrowfulG4036
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• hardlyδυσκόλωςduskolōs · difficultlyG1423
• shallεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• richesχρῆμαchrēma · moneyG5536
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 18:24

• Mark 6:26The king became very sorrowful; but because of his oaths and those reclining with him, he didn’t want to refuse her.
• 2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to the point of repentance. For you were grieved according to God’s will, so that you might in no way suffer loss from us.
• Deuteronomy 6:10“Now when Adonai your God brings you into the land that He swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—to give you great and good cities that you did not build,
• Deuteronomy 8:11“Take care that you do not forget Adonai your God by not keeping His mitzvot, ordinances and statutes that I am commanding you today.
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked one boasts about his soul’s desire. The greedy one curses, reviling Adonai.
• Psalms 73:5They have none of humanity’s trouble, nor are they plagued like others.
• Proverbs 11:28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
• Proverbs 18:11A rich person’s wealth is a strong city or like a high wall—in his imagination.
• Proverbs 30:9lest I become satisfied and deny You and say, “Who is Adonai?” Or lest I become poor, and steal and profane the Name of my God.
• Jeremiah 2:31You, generation, heed Adonai’s word! “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam. We won’t come to You any more’?
• Jeremiah 5:5I will go to the distinguished and speak to them. Surely they know the way of Adonai, the ordinance of their God. But they too had broken the yoke and torn off the bonds.
• Matthew 19:23Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Amen, I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Mark 10:23Then looking around, Yeshua says to His disciples, “How hard it will be for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
• 1 Corinthians 1:26For you see your calling, brothers and sisters, that not many are wise according to human standards, not many are powerful, and not many are born well.
• 1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom that He promised to 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

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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