24And 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.
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How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! …
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-30)We have here Christ’s discourse with his disciples upon occasion of the rich man’s breaking with Christ. I. Christ took occasion from thence to show the difficulty of the salvation of the rich people, Matt. 19:23-26. 1. That it is a very hard thing for a rich man to get to heaven, such a rich man as this here. Note, From the harms and falls of others it is good for us to infer that which will be o…
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