Matthew 19:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 19:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 19:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.”

Matthew 19:23 — World English Bible

Matthew 19:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 19:23 — American Standard Version

Matthew 19:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;”

Matthew 19:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 19:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;”

Matthew 19:23 — Darby Translation

Matthew 19:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Iesus sayd vnto his disciples, Verely I say vnto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdome of heauen.”

Matthew 19:23 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 19:23 in Context — Matthew 19

21 Disse-lhe Jesus: “Se queres ser completo, vai, vende o que tens, e dá aos pobres. Assim terás um tesouro no céu. Então vem, segue-me.”

22 Mas quando o rapaz ouviu essa palavra, foi embora triste, porque tinha muitos bens.

23 Jesus, então, disse aos seus discípulos: “Em verdade vos digo que dificilmente um rico entrará no reino dos céus.

24 Aliás, eu vos digo que é mais fácil um camelo passar pela abertura de uma agulha do que o rico entrar no reino de Deus.”

25 Quando os seus discípulos ouviram [isso] , espantaram-se muito, e disseram: “Quem, pois, pode se salvar?”

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