And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful - as he "went away," "he said," Mark says "He looked round about," as if first He would follow the departing youth with His eye, "and saith unto His disciples,"
How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! In Mark (Mark 10:24) an explanation of the difficulty is added, "How hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter," etc., that is, 'With what difficulty is this idolatrous trust conquered, without which they cannot enter;' and this is introduced by the word, "Children" х tekna (G5043)] - that sweet diminutive of affection and pity. (See John 21:5.)