MATTHEW 19:24 ka,mhlon {A} Instead of ka,mhlon, a few of the later Greek manuscripts read ka,milon, meaning “a rope, ship’s cable.” The two Greek words had come to be pronounced alike....
Verse Matthew 19:24. _A CAMEL_] Instead of καμηλον, _camel_, six MSS. read καμιλον, _cable_, a mere gloss inserted by some who did not know that the other was a proverb common enough among the people...
This account is found also in Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18. Matthew 19:16 ONE CAME - This was a young man,...
7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE. Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man. CHAPTER 19 1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
THE GREAT REFUSAL AND THE OBSTACLE OF RICHES (Mark 10:17 *, Luke 18:18). In Matthew 19:16 f. note the changes made by Mt. to avoid the saying of Jesus, as given by Mk., that only God can be called goo...
Jesus said to the disciples, "This is the truth I tell you--it is with difficulty that a rich man shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Again I say unto you--it is easier for a camel to pass through...
JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
CAMEL. With its burden. Not. cable, as some suggest. GO. pass, THROUGH. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 19:1. THE EYE. Greek. _trupema._ Occurs only here. THE EYE OF. NEEDLE.. small door fixed in. ga...
Of Riches, and the Kingdom of God Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27. These reflections follow naturally on the last incident....
_easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle_ An expression familiar to Jews of our Lord's time. The exaggeration is quite in the Eastern style. It is unnecessary to give other explanations,...
OF RICHES, AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27 These reflections follow naturally on the last incident....
ΚΆΜΗΛΟΝ ΔΙᾺ ΤΡΥΠΉΜΑΤΟΣ ῬΑΦΊΔΟΣ. An expression familiar to Jews of our Lord’s time. The exaggeration is quite in the Eastern style. Some attempts however have been made to explain away the natural mean...
VER 23. THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIS DISCIPLES, "VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT A RICH MAN SHALL HARDLY ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 24. AND AGAIN I SAY UNTO YOU, IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH...
_WISDOM FROM ABOVE CONCERNING WHO CAN BE SAVED MATTHEW 19:23-30:_ It is difficult for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 19:23) When the disciples heard Jesus say that i...
ΕΎΚΟΠΏΤΕΡΟΝ _сотр. от_ ΕΎΚΟΠΟΣ легкий, ΚΆΜΗΛΟΣ (G2574) верблюд. _асс._ в сопряжении с _inf._ ΤΡΥΠΉΜΑΤΟΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΤΡΉΜΑ (G5169) отверстие, ушко. _Gen._ с _предл._ ΔΙΆ. ΡΑΦΊΔΟΣ _gen. sing. от_...
IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL, &C.— Or, _a cable._ See Boch. tom. 1: p. 92. Vorst. Adag. p. 14. The rendering of the original word by _cable,_ undoubtedly coalesces more perfectly with the other metaphor o...
SECTION 49 JESUS TESTS RICH YOUNG RULER AND ENCOURAGES DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30) TEXT: 19:16-30 A. The Demands of Discipleship 16 And behold, one came to him and said, Tea...
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:18....
23 As the political constitution of the Jewish commonwealth rendered it practically impossible to acquire great possessions without oppressing others, riches were a hindrance and are largely lost in t...
IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL] Jesus rhetorically calls that impossible which is very difficult, or impossible without special grace. Such proverbs occur in most Eastern languages. We are told that Rabbi S...
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins (Mark 10:1; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The Passion was...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 19 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12 V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee region. He went to the other sid...
IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE. — Two explanations have been given of the apparent hyperbole of the words. (1.) It has been conjectured that the Evangelists wrote not κάμηλ...
CHAPTER 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea, east...
_Conversation ensuing_ (Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27)....
πάλιν δὲ λέγω : reiteration with greater emphasis. The strong language of Jesus here reveals a keen sense of disappointment at the loss of so promising a man to the ranks of disciplehood. He sees so c...
RICHES IN THE KINGDOM Matthew 19:23-30 Money is not an unmixed good. It brings in its train many temptations. It is easier to bear poverty than wealth-easier to be a saint when life is hard than whe...
The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
And again I say unto you, It is (o) easier for a (p) camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (o) Literally, "it is of less labour". (p) Theophy...
_It is easier for a camel, [5] &c. This might be a common saying, to signify anything impossible, or very heard. Some by a camel, would have to be meant a cable, or ship-rope, but that is differently...
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...
"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? (17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that i...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
AND AGAIN I SAY UNTO YOU,.... After the apostles had discovered their astonishment at the above expression, about the difficulty of a rich man entering into the kingdom of heaven; when they expected t...
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. Ver. 24. _It is easier for a camel, &c._] Or cable rope, as...
_Then said Jesus unto his disciples_ While they had this example before their eyes, and were witnesses of the melancholy fact of a well-educated and well-disposed man voluntarily foregoing all hope of...
The lesson:...
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....
The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
23-30 Though Christ spoke so strongly, few that have riches do not trust in them. How few that are poor are not tempted to envy! But men's earnestness in this matter is like their toiling to build a...
Ver. 23,24. Mark saith, 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 were astonished...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II " Much more, then, is the Scripture to be believed which says, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man "[50] Clement of...
Matthew 19:24 And G1161 again G3825 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 is G2076 (G5748) easier G2123 camel...
ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46. This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
THE BASIS OF THE NEW KINGLY RULE - THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF SALVATION WITHOUT GOD BEING AT WORK (19:23-26). In Matthew 5:3 it was those who had been ‘blessed' by God who were poor in spirit, repentant, me...
‘And again I say to you, “It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingly rule of God.” ' Jesus then seeks to make the position even clearer by the...
This section is in its proper chronological position. Our Lord ‘departed thence' (Matthew 19:15), but on the way (Mark 10:17) He was met by this ‘ruler' (Luke 18:18). Our Lord first presented the high...
This incident seems to be in proper chronological position. Luke's account at this point again becomes parallel to that of Matthew and Mark....
Matthew 19:24. EASIER FOR A CAMEL, etc. A strong declaration of impossibility (comp. Matthew 19:26). This has been weakened in two ways: (1.) by the change of a single letter (in some manuscripts), of...
IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH A NEEDLE'S EYE (ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια τρηματος ραφιδος εισελθειν). Jesus, of course, means by this comparison, whether an eastern proverb or not, to ex...
All sorts of persons are invited to come to Christ, whatever their age may be. We begin here with the children. Matthew 19:13. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his...
CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed. The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler. CONCLUSION: God Himse...
Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
THAN FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH. [This may have been a "saying" about a camel entering a courtyard through a low, narrow gate in the wall called the "eye of a needle." See also Matthew 7:13-14.] The le...
_That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven: _ THE HINDRANCES AND TEMPTATIONS OF THE RICH I. Hindrances. 1. Riches tend to obscure faith; to make one trust in them, instead of in...
_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up._ WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first belongs...
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
1-30 CHAPTER 19 _And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 19:16. GOOD MASTER.—The better MSS. omit the adjective, and it has probably been added here by later copyists to bring the passage into a verbal agreement with the narrative o...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 19:1 _The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.) MATTHEW 19:1...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew 19:1); Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards J...
Jeremiah 13:23; John 5:44; Luke 18:25; Matthew 19:26; Matthew 23:24;...
Camel - through a needle's eye [κ α μ η λ ο ν δ ι α τ ρ υ π η μ α τ ο ς ρ α φ ι δ ο ς]. See on Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25. Compare the Jewish proverb, that a man did not even in his dreams see an elephant...
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, (a proverbial expression,) than for a rich man to go through the strait gate: that is, humanly speaking, it is an absolute impossibility. Ri...
(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...
These words were. proverbial speech among the Jews, to signify. thing of great difficulty, next to an impossibility; and they import thus much: "That it is not only. very great difficulty, but an impo...