Mark 10:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, 'How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} looked round about,{G4017} and saith{G3004} unto{G3101} his{G846} disciples,{G3101} How{G4459} hardly{G1423} shall{G1525} they that have{G2192} riches{G5536} enter{G1525} into{G1519} the kingdom{G932} of God!{G2316}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} looked round about{G4017}{(G5671)}, and saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto his{G846} disciples{G3101}, How{G4459} hardly{G1423} shall they that have{G2192}{(G5723)} riches{G5536} enter{G1525}{(G5695)} into{G1519} the kingdom{G932} of God{G2316}!

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Iesus loked rounde aboute and sayde vnto his disciples: what an harde thinge is it for them that have riches to entre into the kyngdome of God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Iesus loked aboute him, and sayde vnto his disciples: O how hardly shal the ryche come into ye kyngdome of God?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Iesus looked round about, & sayd vnto his disciples, Howe hardly doe they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when Iesus had loked rounde about, he sayde vnto his disciples: Howe hardly shall they that haue riches, enter into the kyngdome of God?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, ‹How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,“How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Referenced Verses

  • Mark 3:5 : 5 And when he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
  • 1 Cor 1:26 : 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
  • Luke 18:24 : 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
  • 2 Pet 1:11 : 11 For so an entrance will be provided to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • Mark 5:32 : 32 And he looked around to see her who had done this thing.
  • Mark 10:15 : 15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter it.
  • Matt 18:3 : 3 And said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become like little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 19:23-26 : 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

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