Matthew 19:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said Jesus unto his disciples,Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. ”

Matthew 19:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This account is found also in Mark 10:17-31 ; Luke 18:18-39 . Matthew 19:16 One came - This was a young man, Matthew 19:20 . He was a ruler (Luke); probably a ruler in a synagogue, or of...
Matthew 19:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. (6) Rich men have need of a singular gift of God to escape out of the sn...
Matthew 19:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Refusal and the Obstacle of Riches ( Mark 10:17-31 *, Luke 18:18-30 ). In Matthew 19:16 f. note the changes made by Mt. to avoid the saying of Jesus, as given by Mk., that only God ca...
Matthew 19:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . hardly . with difficulty.
Matthew 19:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 . A rich man will with difficulty enter. Christ warns them, not only how dangerous and how deadly a plague avarice is, but also how great an obstacle is presented by riches. In...
Matthew 19:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. A rich man shall hardly enter - That is, into the spirit and privileges of th...
Matthew 19:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Shall hardly— Will hardly.
Matthew 19:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:18-30 .
Matthew 19:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Divorce. The Rich Young Man 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins ( Mark 10:1 ; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11 ). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The P...
Matthew 19:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shall hardly enter. — The Greek adverb is somewhat stronger than the colloquial meaning of the English. Literally, shall not easily enter. The words imply not so much the mere difficulty as the p...
Matthew 19:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1-30 - Matthew 20:1-16 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other throug...
Matthew 19:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Riches in the Kingdom Matthew 19:23-30 Money is not an unmixed good. It brings in its train many temptations. It is easier to bear poverty than wealth-easier to be a saint when life is hard tha...
Matthew 19:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God wille...
Matthew 19:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? (17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that...
Matthew 19:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then said Jesus unto his disciples ..... When the young man was gone; taking this opportunity to make some proper observations for the use and instruction of his disciples, after, as Mark observes,...
Matthew 19:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ver. 23. A rich man shall hardly enter ] With that burden of thick clay,...
Matthew 19:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then said Jesus unto his disciples While they had this example before their eyes, and were witnesses of the melancholy fact of a well-educated and well-disposed man voluntarily foregoing all hope o...
Matthew 19:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different characte...
Matthew 19:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Recompense of Christ's Followers. 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly en...
Matthew 19:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 19:24 " .
Matthew 19:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Analysis Of The Section Matthew 19:3 to Matthew 22:46 . This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisee...
Matthew 19:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 19:16 . Good Master .—The better MSS. omit the adjective, and it has probably been added here by later copyists to bring the passage into a verbal agreement with the narra...
Matthew 19:23 - Scofield Reference Notes

kingdom ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 3:2 ).
Matthew 19:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

All sorts of persons are invited to come to Christ, whatever their age may be. We begin here with the children. Matthew 19:13-15 . Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should...
Matthew 19:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:3 . The pharisees also came tempting him. These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of c...
Matthew 19:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up. Way seed devoured by birds The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first be...
Matthew 19:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 19:1-40 The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem . The question concerning divorce . ( Mark 10:1-41 .) Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished these saying...
Matthew 19:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then said Jesus unto His disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:26 ; 1 Timothy 6:10 ; 1 Timothy 6:9 ; Acts 14:22 ; Deuteronomy 6:10-12 ; Deuteronomy 8:10-18 ; James 1:9-11 ; James 2:6 ; James 5:1-4 ; Job 31:24 ; Job 31:25 ; John 3:3 ;...

Matthew 19:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 19:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 19:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 19:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 19:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 19:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 19:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 19:23 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 19:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 19:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 19:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 19:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 19:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge