Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Matthew 19:25

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

“Saved” (GK 5392) is equivalent to entering the kingdom of God (v.24) or obtaining eternal life (v.16). The disciples, reflecting the common Jewish view of the rich, are astonished and ask that if rich people, blessed of God, cannot be saved, then who can be? Jesus agrees: “With man this [the salvation of anyone] is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (v.26; cf. Genesis 18:14; Job 42:2).