When the disciples heard this, they were utterly amazed, saying, “Who then can [possibly] be saved?”
Matthew 19:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Jesus looked at them and said, “This would be impossible with men, but everything is possible with God.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God. [Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2.] American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Common English Bible Jesus looked at them carefully and said, “It’s impossible for human beings. But all things are possible for God.” Catholic Public Domain Version But Jesus, gazing at them, said to them: "With men, this is impossible. But with God, all things are possible." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible. |
When the disciples heard this, they were utterly amazed, saying, “Who then can [possibly] be saved?”
Peter then answered Him, “Look, we have left everything [i.e., homes, jobs, family, etc.], to follow you. What will we get for it?”
Jesus looked at them and said, “This would be impossible with men, but not with God, for everything is possible with God.”
Jesus answered, “The things that are impossible with people are [certainly] possible with God.”
and then have [completely] fallen away [from God], to repent again. [It is] because they [continue to] crucify for themselves God’s Son all over again, and hold Him up to contempt.