Matthew 19:23

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Matthew 19:23

“� Then said Iesus vnto his disciples, Uerely I say vnto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdome of heauen.”
King James Version (1611) - View original scan of Matthew chapter 19

“And Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.”
New American Standard Version (1995)

“And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.”
Basic English Bible

“And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;”
Darby Bible

“Then Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. ”
Douay Rheims Bible

“Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I say to you, that a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven. ”
Webster's Bible

“So Jesus said to His disciples, "I solemnly tell you that it is with difficulty that a rich man will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens.”
Weymouth Bible

“Jesus said to his disciples, "Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.”
World English Bible

“And Jhesus seide to hise disciplis, Y seie to you treuthe, for a riche man of hard schal entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes.”
Wycliffe Bible

“and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;”
Youngs Literal Bible

Chris's comment on 2020-12-19 04:49:58:

I believe you will find your answer by reading the same account in Mark 10:17-25. In Mark, the added remark of "Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God" (v 24).

So wealth is not the problem, unless of course one is distracted by it or uses what God has given, unwisely. But the point of Jesus' remark was that He detected that this young man's heart was not right. He might have "kept all the commandments" as he said, but in fact Jesus noticed that he broke the very first commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me". This man went away sad, as it wasn't just his wealth that held him back, but his love, trust & dependence that he placed on it, that relegated God into second place. And indeed, it doesn't have to be money that can cause us to put our God & Saviour into second spot. 1 John 5:21.

VERNON CRAWFORD's comment on 2020-12-18 20:11:28:

Explain matthew 19:33

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