It is easier to stuff a rope through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter into God’s kingdom.”
Mark 10:26 - The Passion Translation But this left them all the more astonished, and they whispered to one another, “Then who could ever be saved?” Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they were shocked and exceedingly astonished, and said to Him and to one another, Then who can be saved? American Standard Version (1901) And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved? Common English Bible They were shocked even more and said to each other, “Then who can be saved?” Catholic Public Domain Version And they wondered even more, saying among themselves, "Who, then, can be saved?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved? |
It is easier to stuff a rope through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter into God’s kingdom.”
Jesus looked at them and replied, “With people it is impossible, but not with God—God makes all things possible!”
Then he came closer and climbed into the boat with them, and immediately the stormy wind became still. They were completely and utterly overwhelmed with astonishment.
The people were absolutely beside themselves and astonished beyond measure. And they began to declare, “Everything he does is wonderful! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
A bystander asked him, “Lord, will only a few have eternal life?” Jesus said to the crowd,
They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved—you and all your family.”
Are they servants of the Anointed One? I’m beside myself when I speak this way, but I am much more of a servant than they. I have worked much harder for God, taken more beatings, and been dragged to more prisons than they. I’ve been flogged excessively, multiple times, even to the point of death.