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Jesus, looking at them, said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God."
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Salvation Is God's Work Alone
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse teaches a core truth: salvation is impossible through human effort. Scholars state that entering God's kingdom is "totally the work of God." What is impossible for people on their own is made possible entirely by God's grace and power, not human striving.
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Looking on them (εμβλεψας αυτοις). So in Mt 19:26. Their amazement increased (26).
But not with God (αλλ' …
19th Century
Baptist
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…
Jesus then pointed to the solution. His answer makes clear that salvation is totally the work of God. Apart from the grace of God, it is impossible…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus, looking upon them And by their countenances saw the surprise and anxiety of mind they were in, as well as…
Presbyterian
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…
