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Matthew 19:24–26

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24And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person intog the kingdom of God.” 25So when* the disciples heard this,* they were extremely amazed, saying, “Then who can be saved?” 26But Jesus looked at them* and* said to them, “With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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  1. gSome manuscripts have “to enter into”
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked at”) has been translated as a finite verb

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Again I tell you, 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.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Again I tell you, 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.”

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Again I tell you, 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.”

When the disciples heard this, they were utterly astonished and asked, “Then who can be saved?”

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

NLTNew Living Translation

I’ll say it again—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!”

The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.

Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And again I say unto you, 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. When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.