MATTHEW 19:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?”
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying: who then can be saved? The disciples' astonishment at the camel-and-needle image — and their who then can be saved — communicates the ancient world's assumption that wealth was a sign of God's favor. If the wealthy cannot be saved, who has any hope? The disciples' question opens the space for Jesus' answer about divine possibility.
Church Fathers on Matthew 19:25
The Lord took occasion from this rich man to hold discourse concerning the covetous; 'Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, &c.'
What He spoke was not condemning riches in themselves, but those who were enslaved by them; also encouraging His disciples that being poor they should not be ashamed by reason of their poverty.
To have riches is no sin; but moderation is to be observed in our havings. For how shall we communicate to the necessities of the saints, if we have not out of what we may communicate?
Read all 17 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!