John Trapp Complete Commentary
Mark 10:25
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.
Ver. 25. See Trapp on " Mat 19:24 "
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.
Ver. 25. See Trapp on " Mat 19:24 "
MARK 10:25 ka,mhlon {A} See the comment on Mt 19.24....
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 19:16. Mark 10:17 GONE FORTH - From the place where he had been teaching. INTO THE WAY - Into the road or path on his journey....
CHAPTER 10. In Judea _ 1. The question concerning Divorce. (Mark 10:1 .Matthew 19:1 ._ 2. Children are blessed by Him. (Mark 10:13....
THE GREAT REFUSAL, AND THE OBSTACLE OF RICHES. The contrast between this incident and that which precedes it is caught by Shakespeare, _Richard II,_ V. Mark 10:10 f. That Mk. designed the contrast is...
Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, "With what difficulty will those who have money enter into the Kingdom of God!" His disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus repeated, "Children, how dif...
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE (Mark 10:1-12)...
IT IS EASIER, &c. See notes on Matthew 19:24. THROUGH. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Mark 10:1....
_It is easier for a camel_ This figure has been variously interpreted. (_a_) Some have rendered it an "anchor-rope," as though the word was "_kamilon_" and not "_kamelon;_" (_b_) others think it refer...
ΔΙΕΛΘΕΙ͂Ν ([2240][2241][2242][2243]) rather than εἰσελθεῖν ([2244][2245][2246][2247][2248][2249][2250]), which is an assimilation to what follows. [2240] Codex Vaticanus. 4th cent., but perhaps a lit...
17–31. THE RICH MAN’S QUESTION; CHRIST’S ANSWER AND COMMENTS Matthew 19:16-30; Luke 18:18-30...
Ver 17. And when He was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to Him, and asked Him, "Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" 18. And Jesus said unto Him,...
_A RICH, YOUNG MAN CAME TO JESUS MARK 10:17-31:_ As Jesus went on His way he was approached quickly by a rich, young man. He wanted to know from Jesus how he could inherit eternal life. The young man...
ΕΎΚΟΠΏΤΕΡΟΣ _сотр. от_ ΕΎΚΟΠΟΣ (G2123) легкий, без проблем, ΤΡΥΜΑΛΙΆ (G5168) отверстие, дыра, ушко, ΡΑΦΊΔΟΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΡΑΦΊΣ (G4476) игла, ΔΙΕΛΘΕΪΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΔΙΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1330) пройти...
DISCOURSE: 1440 THE DANGER OF RICHES Mark 10:23. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the Disciples wer...
MARK 10:25. _A CAMEL_— Or, _A cable._ See on Matthew 19:24....
C. THE RICH MAN AND HEAVEN 10:23-27 _TEXT 10:23-27_ And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples...
III. THE PEREAN MINISTRY 10:1-52 Jesus Leaves Galilee. 10:1 (on His way to Jerusalem) _TEXT 10:1_ And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judea and beyond Jordan: and multitudes co...
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? For the exposition, see the notes a...
15 See Mat_18:2-3:17-22 17-20 Compare Mat_19:16-22; Luk_18:18 - Luke 23:19 19 See Exo_20:12-16:21 21 See Mat_6:19-21; Luk_12:33-34; Luk_16:9:22-27 22-27 Compare Mat_19:23-26; Luk_18:24-27. 23 All...
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN. BLIND BARTIMÆUS 1-12. The question of divorce (Matthew 19:3). See on that passage, and on Matthew 5:32. St. Mark represents our Lord as prohibiting divorc...
THE PERILS OF RICHES. THE REWARD OF THOSE WHO DESPISE THEM (Matthew 19:24; Luke 18:24). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 10 JESUS SPEAKS ABOUT DIVORCE VERSES 1-11 Sometimes a man leaves his wife and he d...
CHAPTER 10:23-31 (MARK 10:23) WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED? "And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto His disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the discipl...
In this proverbial saying the evangelists vary in expression in reference to the needle and the needle-eye, though one might have looked for stereotyped phraseology in a proverb. The fact points to di...
_The moral of the story given for the benefit of the disciples_, περιβλεψάμενος (Mark 3:5; Mark 3:34), looking around, to see what impression the incident had made on the Twelve. πῶς = ἀληθῶς, Euthy....
_Quest after eternal life_ (Matthew 19:16-30; Luke 18:18-30)....
TRUE RICHES AND REAL GREATNESS Mark 10:23-52 Wealth brings many temptations. It is not said that rich men cannot get through the gate, but they will have to stoop very low and be stripped of the _lov...
The Pharisees raised a question concerning the marriage relation. The Master went to the root of all things in the words, "From the beginning of the creation." The supreme and final authority is not t...
THE RICH YOUNG MAN Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30. Mark: “And He, traveling along the road, one running and kneeling clown asked Him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit e...
(17) And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? (18) And Jesus said unto him, Why...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
_THE CHURCH AND WEALTH_ ‘And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto His disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were amazed at His words....
It is a striking principle which meets us here the relationships of nature (as God has Himself created them at the beginning) re-established in their original authority, while the heart is judged, and...
IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL,.... Matthew 19:24....
Mark 10:24-26. "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!...
_Jesus looked round about_ On all that were about him; _and saith to his disciples, How hardly_, Πως δυσκολως, _with how great difficulty, shall they that have riches_ Not only that love them, but tha...
Danger of riches. Matthew 19:23-30....
Great riches vastly increase the difficulties in the way of a man's salvation; and so long as the possessor trusts in them for happiness, his salvation is impossible....
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. Jesus looked round in the circle of the disciples to see what kind of an impression the...
TITLE: Impossible made Possible TEXT: Mark 10:23-27 PROPOSITION: While man is able to do many things, salvation is not in his ability. QUESTION: Which? KEY WORD: Impossibilities SCRIPTURE READING: Sam...
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 ne...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 10:23...
Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved? But if not, "sooner shall a camel enter through a needle's eye, than such a rich man reach the kingdom of God."[35]...
Mark 10:25 is G2076 (G5748) easier G2123 camel G2574 go G1525 (G5629) (G5625) G1330 (G
THE MISSION IN JUDAEA - JESUS PRONOUNCES ON DIVORCE, ON ENTRY UNDER THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD, ON THE DANGERS OF RICHES AND ON THE REQUIREMENT OF BECOMING A SERVANT AS HE HAS DONE (10:1-45). Jesus now be...
JESUS PRONOUNCES ON RICHES AND ENTRY UNDER THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD (10:17-31). In this further example of His teaching Jesus' authority again comes out. He is depicted as the One Who lays down the rule...
‘But Jesus answers again and says to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter under the Kingly Rule of God. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter unde...
The position of this section is the same in all three Gospels. Mark 10:17 shows that our Lord had already started on His journey to death. This gives the greater emphasis to His demand for self-denial...
NEEDLE'S EYE (τρυμαλιας ραφιδος). See on Matthew 19:24 for discussion. Luke uses the surgical needle, βελονης. Matthew has the word ραφις like Mark from ραπτω, to sew, and it appears in the papyri....
EYE OF It has been thought the reference here was to a postern door set in a gate of Jerusalem....
Mark 10:23 The Perils of Wealth. I. Note the hardness of Christian self-denial to the rich. Self-denial lies at the foundation of the Christian character. The influence of great possessions unfits me...
Mark 10:17. _And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him,...
Mark 10:13. _And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them._ They thought them too little, too insignificant, and that the Maste...
CONTENTS: Jesus' law of divorce. The blessing of little children. The rich young ruler. The desire of James and John to be first. Bartimeus receives his sight. CHARACTERS: Jesus, James, John, Peter,...
Mark 10:2. _The pharisees came and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?_ This was a net artfully spread, to entangle the Saviour's feet. Had he said no, they would have accused him...
HOW HARD IT WILL BE FOR RICH PEOPLE. See notes on Matthew 19:23-30. [A few late manuscripts add: _"that trust in wealth."_ Compare 1 Timothy 6:10.] Probably the "rich people" Jesus speaks of, are the...
_How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! _ WEALTH A FEARFUL SNARE TO THE SOUL The Scriptures represent wealth, when used aright, as a distinguished blessing. It may, a...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 10:25 The hyperbole (intentional overstatement) of a large CAMEL having to fit through the small EYE OF A NEEDLE stresses that such a thing is humanly impossible (but see v....
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 10:17 Contrary to childlike trust (vv. Mark 10:13), the rich young MAN relies on his POSSESSIONS (v....
JESUS SPEAKS TO THE RICH YOUNG MAN MATTHEW 19:16-30; MARK 10:17-31; LUKE 18:18-30; MATTHEW 19:16 And, behold, one came and
CHAPTER 10 2 _Christ disputeth with the Pharisees touching divorcement_ : 13 _blesseth the children that are brought unto him_ : 17 _resolveth a rich man how he may inherit life everlasting_ : 23 _tel...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 10:24. See R.V. text and margin. Mark 10:25. IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL.—This is (as Dr. J. Morison aptly remarks) a fine, bold, hieroglyphic, hyperbolical way of s...
EXPOSITION MARK 10:1 INSTEAD OF THE WORDS, INTO THE COASTS OF JUDEA BY THE FARTHER SIDE OF JORDAN, the passage, by a change of reading from διὰ τοῦ to καὶ. He will run thus: _into the coasts _(_b...
Mark's gospel chapter 10: And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he wont [was accustomed], he taugh...
Jeremiah 13:23; Luke 18:25; Matthew 19:24; Matthew 19:25; Matthew
Needle [ρ α φ ι δ ο ς]. A word stigmatized by the grammarians as unclassical. One of them (Phrynichus) says, "As for rJafiv, nobody would know what it is." Matthew also uses it. See on Matthew 19:24....
(CF. MARK 10:17-31; LUKE 18:18-30)— If Jesus was God, why did He seem to rebuke the rich young ruler for calling Him good? PROBLEM: The rich young ruler called Jesus “Good Teacher,” and Jesus rebuked...