Verse 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!

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og Jesus så at han var svært bedrøvet, og sa: Hvor vanskelig er det ikke at de som har rikdom skal komme inn i Guds rike!

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men da Jesus så ham bli så bedrøvet, sa han: Hvor vanskelig er det ikke for dem som har penger å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Norsk King James

  Og da Jesus så at han var veldig bedrøvet, sa han, Hvor vanskelig det er for de rike å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Jesus så hvor trist han ble, sa han: Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Da Jesus så at han ble dypt bedrøvet, sa han: Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jesus så på ham og sa: Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har rikdom, å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Jesus så hans sorg, sa han: Hvor vanskelig det er for de som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da Jesus så at han var fylt av sorg, sa han: 'Hvor vanskelig er det for dem som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!'

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da Jesus så at han ble bedrøvet, sa han: Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som eier rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da Jesus så at han ble bedrøvet, sa han: Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som eier rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da Jesus så hvor bedrøvet han ble, sa han: "Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har rikdom, å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!'

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jesus så på ham og sa: 'Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har rikdommer, å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men der Jesus saae, at han var bleven heel bedrøvet, sagde han: Hvor vanskelig skulle de, som have Rigdom, komme ind i Guds Rige!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da Jesus så at han var bedrøvet, sa han: Det er vanskelig for de som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jesus så at han ble trist og sa: «Hvor vanskelig det er for de som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da Jesus så at han var blitt så bedrøvet, sa han: 'Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jesus så ham og sa: Hvor vanskelig det er for de som har rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jesus så på ham og sa: Hvor vanskelig det er for dem som har mye rikdom å komme inn i Guds rike!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When Iesus sawe him morne he sayde: with what difficulte shall they that have ryches enter into the kyngdome of God:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: How hardly shal the riche come in to the kyngdome of God?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when Iesus sawe him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: With what difficultie shall they that haue money, enter into the kyngdome of God?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:28 : 28 He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.
• Prov 18:11 : 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own conceit.
• Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest I be full and deny You, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
• Jer 2:31 : 31 O generation, behold the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? a land of darkness? why do my people say, We are lords; we will come no more to you?
• Jer 5:5 : 5 I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
• Matt 19:23-25 : 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?
• Mark 6:26 : 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet because of his oath's sake, and for the sakes of those who sat with him, he would not refuse her.
• Mark 10:23-27 : 23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 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. 26 And they were exceedingly amazed, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking at them said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
• 1 Cor 1:26-27 : 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
• 2 Cor 7:9-9 : 9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you sorrowed to repentance: for you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world produces death.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• Jas 2:5-7 : 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? 6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by which you are called?
• Jas 5:1-6 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been indulgent; you have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.
• Deut 6:10-12 : 10 And it shall be, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you great and good cities, which you did not build, 11 And houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and wells dug, which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant; when you have eaten and are full; 12 Then beware, lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
• Deut 8:11-17 : 11 Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command you this day: 12 Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 Who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought you water out of the rock of flint; 16 Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good at your latter end; 17 And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.
• Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.
• Ps 73:5-9 : 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment. 7 Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return here, and waters of a full cup are drained by them. 11 And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? 12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.