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.
Mark 10:25 in other translations
| BSB | It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” |
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| WEB | It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.” |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.' |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Mark 10:25 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:23-31
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 never rightly prize Christ and his grace. Also, as to the greatness of the salvation of those who have but little of this world, and leave it for Christ. The greatest trial of a good man's constancy is, when love to Jesus calls…
Mark 10:25 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 10:25
- Matthew 19:24-25
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?
- Luke 18:25
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.
- Matthew 23:24
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
- Jeremiah 13:23
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
- Matthew 7:3-5
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
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Context
- Mark 10:24
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!
- 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.
- Mark 10:26
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
Mark 10:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Más fácil es pasar un camello por el ojo de una aguja, que el rico entrar en el reino de Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il est plus facile qu’un chameau passe par un trou d’aiguille, qu’un riche n’entre dans le royaume de Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es ist leichter, daß ein Kamel durch das Öhr der Nadel gehe, als daß ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes eingehe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum Dei. |