Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 19:25

"And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved?" — Matthew 19:25 (ASV)

No common astonishment filled them. Much astounding truth they had already heard from their Master, but this exceeded all, and they were exceedingly amazed.

They had previously thought that wealth was an advantage, and now they judged that if those who had riches could only be saved with surpassing difficulty, poor working-men like themselves could have no hope whatever. They were ready to despair, and therefore they put to their Lord the very natural question, “Who then can be saved?”

Even our Lord’s disciples felt themselves bewildered by His plain utterance, so hard is it to get rid of prejudices in favor of wealth.