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Matthew 19:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Matthew 19:24 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 19:2418 words
GreekMeaning
πάλινpalin
AgainadverbG3825
δὲde
nowwordG1161
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
εὐκοπώτερόνeukopōteron
easier foradjectiveG2123
ἐστινestin
it isverbG1510
κάμηλονkamēlon
a camelnounG2574
διὰdia
through theprepositionG1223
τρυπήματοςtrypēmatos
eyenounG5169
ῥαφίδοςrhaphidos
of a needlenounG4476
εἰσελθεῖνeiselthein
to enterverbG1525
ἢē
thanwordG2228
πλούσιονplousion
a rich manadjectiveG4145
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
βασιλείανbasileian
kingdomnounG932
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Adam Smith 2Note2mo ago
Richer Than We Know
It is more difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. I grew up middle-class, and this verse made me anxious. Was I too comfortable? Di...
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