LUKE 18:24 Parallel View

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ULT Then Jesus, having looked at him,[fn] said, “How difficultly do the ones having riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Scholars are divided whether the phrase: [he] became deeply grieved should be included here. Compare verse 23.

UST When Jesus looked at the man and said, “It is very difficult for those who are wealthy to let God rule over them.

BSB § Seeing the man’s sadness,[fn] Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

18:24 Literally Seeing that he had become sorrowful; SBL, NE, and WH Seeing him

BLB And having seen him, Jesus became sorrowful, saying, "How difficultly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God.

AICNT {But seeing him, Jesus [becoming very distressed],[fn] said},[fn] “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

18:24, becoming very sad: A(02) D(05) W(032) BYZ TR NA28[ ] ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) B(03) Syriac(sy) SBLGNT THGNT

18:24, But when Jesus...: Some manuscripts read “Seeing him become very distressed, Jesus said.” D(05) Latin(b ff² i)

OEB Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

WEB Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

WMB Yeshua, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

NET When Jesus noticed this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

LSV And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, “How hardly will those having riches enter into the Kingdom of God!

FBV When he saw his reaction, Jesus said, “How difficult it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

TCNT [fn]When Jesus saw that the man had become very sorrowful, he said, “How difficult it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

18:24 When Jesus saw that the man had become very sorrowful, he 95.6% ¦ Jesus looked at him and SBL TH WH 0.8%

T4T Jesus looked at the man as he left, and said, “It is very difficult for those who are wealthy to decide to let God rule [MET] their lives.

LEB And Jesus took notice of him[fn]and[fn] said, “Howdifficult it is for[fn] those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!

?:? Some manuscripts add “becoming very sad”

?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took notice of”) has been translated as a finite verb

?:? Literally “with difficulty”

BBE And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

MOF No MOF LUKE book available

ASV And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

DRA And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.

YLT And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, 'How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!

DBY But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of [fn]God;

18.24 Elohim

RV And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

WBS And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly will they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

KJB And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

BB When Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: With what difficultie shall they that haue money, enter into the kyngdome of God?
(When Yesus/Yeshua saw that he was sory, he said: With what difficultie shall they that have money, enter into the kingdom of God?)

GNV And when Iesus sawe him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!
(And when Yesus/Yeshua saw him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that have riches, enter into the kingdom of God! )

CB Whan Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: How hardly shal the riche come in to the kyngdome of God?
(Whan Yesus/Yeshua saw that he was sory, he said: How hardly shall the rich come in to the kingdom of God?)

TNT When Iesus sawe him morne he sayde: with what difficulte shall they that have ryches enter into the kyngdome of God:
(When Yesus/Yeshua saw him mourn he said: with what difficulte shall they that have ryches enter into the kingdom of God: )

WYC And Jhesus seynge hym maad sorie, seide, How hard thei that han money schulen entre in to the kyngdom of God;
(And Yhesus seeing him made sorie, said, How hard they that have money should enter in to the kingdom of God;)

LUT Da aber JEsus sah, daß er traurig war worden, sprach er: Wie schwerlich werden die Reichen in das Reich Gottes kommen!
(So but Yesus saw, that he traurig was worden, spoke er: How schwerlich become the Reichen in the kingdom God’s kommen!)

CLV Videns autem Jesus illum tristem factum, dixit: Quam difficile, qui pecunias habent, in regnum Dei intrabunt !
(Videns however Yesus him tristem factum, dixit: Quam difficile, who pecunias habent, in kingdom God intrabunt ! )

UGNT ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται.
(idōn de auton ho Yaʸsous eipen, pōs duskolōs hoi ta ⱪraʸmata eⱪontes, eis taʸn Basileian tou Theou eisporeuontai.)

SBL-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ⸀Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες ⸂εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται⸃·
(Idōn de auton ho ⸀Yaʸsous eipen; Pōs duskolōs hoi ta ⱪraʸmata eⱪontes ⸂eis taʸn basileian tou theou eisporeuontai⸃; )

TC-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς [fn]περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπε, Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες [fn]εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(Idōn de auton ho Yaʸsous perilupon genomenon eipe, Pōs duskolōs hoi ta ⱪraʸmata eⱪontes eiseleusontai eis taʸn basileian tou Theou.)

18:24 περιλυπον γενομενον 95.6% ¦ — SBL TH WH 0.8%

18:24 εισελευσονται εις την βασιλειαν του θεου ¦ εις την βασιλειαν του θεου εισπορευονται CT

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Rich and Poor in the Gospel of Luke

Throughout Luke’s Gospel, a reversal of worldly fortunes characterizes entrance into, or exclusion from, the Kingdom of God. Mary announced that God would lift up the poor and humble and bring down the rich and powerful (1:52-53). Jesus announced at Nazareth that the gospel is “Good News to the poor” (4:18). He pronounced blessings on the poor and hungry, and woes against the rich and satisfied (6:20-26). This was a reversal of conventional wisdom, which held that God had blessed the rich and cursed the poor.

A number of Jesus’ parables severely warn against the danger of riches. The parable of the rich fool (12:13-21) reveals the consequence of storing up treasures on earth instead of having a rich relationship with God. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (16:19-31) shows the eternal cost of ignoring the poor and helpless while enjoying the good things in life. The rich man who asked Jesus the way to eternal life was devastated when Jesus said he must sell all that he had and give to the poor (18:18-23).

Who are the poor in Luke’s Gospel? Are they the physically poor or those that are poor in spirit (cp. Matt 5:3)? Almost certainly it is both. The physically poor, who have very little, are naturally dependent on God for their needs. The rich and powerful are likely to be self-sufficient, forgetting their need for God. It is impossible for rich people to enter God’s Kingdom as long as they trust in their riches to get them there (16:25-26). God accepts those who put their faith in him alone.

Passages for Further Study

Matt 5:3; Luke 1:52-53; 4:18; 6:20-25; 12:13-34; 14:12-23; 16:19-31; 18:18-30

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς

/having/_seen and him ¬the Jesus

Many manuscripts have two additional Greek words here, so that this says, “Then Jesus, seeing him having become sad.” See the discussion of textual issues at the end of the General Notes to this chapter to decide whether to represent those words in your translation. Alternate translation (if you choose to represent them): “Then Jesus, noticing how sad the ruler had become”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται

how difficultly the_‹ones› ¬the wealth having into the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελεύσονται)

This is an exclamation, not a question. Alternate translation: “It is so very difficult for those who are rich to enter the kingdom of God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται

See how you decided to translate the phrase the kingdom of God in 4:43. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: “It is so very difficult for those who are rich to allow God to rule their lives”

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