MARK 10:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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!”
The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God — the disciples' amazement communicates their assumption that wealth is a sign of divine blessing (the standard Jewish wisdom tradition view: the righteous prosper). If the blessed are excluded, who can enter? The children address is warm and instructive — the same word used in the children-and-kingdom teaching of verses 14–15. Jesus repeats the hard with emphasis: even without the qualification for the rich, entering the kingdom is genuinely difficult for all.
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