Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

Then Jesus looked around Him and said to His disciples, "How difficult it is for rich people to enter the kingdom of God "

New American Standard Bible

And Jesus, looking around, *said to His disciples, How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!”

King James Version

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Holman Bible

Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

International Standard Version

Then Jesus looked around and told his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"

A Conservative Version

And Jesus having looked around, he says to his disciples, How difficultly those who have riches will enter into the kingdom of God.

American Standard Version

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Amplified

Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who are wealthy [and cling to possessions and status as security] to enter the kingdom of God!”

Anderson New Testament

And Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples: With what difficulty will those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Bible in Basic English

And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

Common New Testament

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"

Daniel Mace New Testament

then Jesus looking round about, said to his disciples, how difficult a thing is it for those who have riches to enter into the gospel kingdom!

Darby Translation

And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Godbey New Testament

And Jesus looking around, says to His disciples; How hardly shall those having riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Goodspeed New Testament

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!"

John Wesley New Testament

And Jesus looking round said to his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?

Julia Smith Translation

And Jesus having looked round, said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall they having property enter into the kingdom of God

King James 2000

And Jesus looked round about, and said unto his disciples, How hard for those that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Jesus looked around [and] said to his disciples, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

Modern King James verseion

And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, How hardly those having riches will enter into the kingdom of God!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Jesus looked round about, and said unto his disciples, "What a hard thing it is for them that have riches enter into the kingdom of God."

Moffatt New Testament

Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have money to get into the Realm of God!"

Montgomery New Testament

Then Jesus looked round on his disciples and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

NET Bible

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

New Heart English Bible

Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God."

Noyes New Testament

And Jesus, looking round, saith to his disciples, How hardly shall they who have riches enter the kingdom t of God!

Sawyer New Testament

And Jesus looking around said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall those having riches enter into the kingdom of God!

The Emphasized Bible

And, looking around, Jesus saith unto his disciples - With what difficulty, shall, they who have money, enter, into the kingdom of God!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And Jesus looking round, said to his disciples, How difficultly shall they who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Twentieth Century New Testament

Then Jesus looked round, and said to his disciples: "How hard it will be for men of wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Webster

And Jesus looked around, and saith to his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Weymouth New Testament

Then looking round on His disciples Jesus said, "With how hard a struggle will the possessors of riches enter the Kingdom of God!"

Williams New Testament

Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the kingdom of God!"

World English Bible

Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!"

Worrell New Testament

And, looking around, Jesus saith to His disciples, "With what difficulty shall those who have riches enter into the Kingdom of God!"

Worsley New Testament

And Jesus looking round about saith to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, 'How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

περιβλέπω 
Periblepo 
Usage: 7

and saith
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

his

Usage: 0

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

How
πῶς 
Pos 
Usage: 65

δυσκόλως 
Duskolos 
Usage: 0

εἰσέρχομαι 
Eiserchomai 
enter, go, come in, go in, enter in, come, arise
Usage: 120

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

χρῆμα 
Chrema 
Usage: 4

εἰσέρχομαι 
Eiserchomai 
enter, go, come in, go in, enter in, come, arise
Usage: 120

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the kingdom
βασιλεία 
Basileia 
Usage: 54

Context Readings

A Rich Young Man

22 But the man had a sad look on his face when he heard these words, and went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions. 23 Then Jesus looked around Him and said to His disciples, "How difficult it is for rich people to enter the kingdom of God " 24 And His disciples were amazed at what He said. But Jesus spoke to them again and said, "How difficult it is [for anyone] to enter the kingdom of God


Cross References

Mark 3:5

And when He had looked around at them with righteous indignation, being grieved over their stubbornness, He said to the man, "Reach out your hand." And when he reached it out, his hand was restored [to normal use].

1 Corinthians 1:26

Now consider how you were when you were called, brothers. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were from prominent families.

Matthew 18:3

and said, "Truly I tell you, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven unless you turn [your life around] and become like little children [i.e., having child-like humility].

Matthew 19:23-26

Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I tell you, it is difficult for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 5:32

Then He looked around to see who had done this [i.e., touched Him and received healing].

Mark 10:15

Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God as a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."

Luke 18:24

Now Jesus looked at him and said, "How difficult [it is] for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

John 3:5

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot enter the kingdom of God unless he is born out of water and the Holy Spirit.

James 2:5

Listen, my dearly loved brothers; did not God choose those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be wealthy in faith and to inherit the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

James 4:4

You people who have become unfaithful to God, do you not know that being [intimate] friends with the world [of sin] means hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever determines to be an [intimate] friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

2 Peter 1:11

For in this way, you will be provided with a rich welcome into the never ending kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ [i.e., in heaven].

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