Were amazed (εθαμβουντο). Imperfect passive. A look of blank astonishment was on their faces at this statement of Jesus. They in c…

Children. An expression of affection, perhaps also implying a reproof that their slowness of understanding was like children. When they sh…

How hard is it for them that trust in riches.—The words have the appearance of limiting, and so softening, the apparent s…

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

The Venerable Bede: A certain man had heard from the Lord that only those who are willing to be like little children are worthy…

The failure of the rich man to respond to the challenge led to one of Jesus’ most striking pronouncements. He addressed it to the disciples, and it…

And the disciples were astonished at his words
For they expected, in a little while, that the kingdom of the Me iah …

Christ took this opportunity to speak to His disciples about the difficulty of salvation for those who have an abundance of this world's goods. Tho…