Luke 18:25

Young's Literal Translation

for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

King James Version (1611)
For it is easier for a camel to goe thorow a needles eye, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

King James Version
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

English Standard Version
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

New American Standard Bible
"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!"

New Century Version
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

Amplified Bible
"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man [who places his faith in wealth or status] to enter the kingdom of God."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Legacy Standard Bible
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Berean Standard Bible
Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Contemporary English Version
In fact, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into God's kingdom."

Complete Jewish Bible
It's easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Darby Translation
for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Easy-to-Read Version
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God's kingdom."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Surely it is easier for a camel to go through a needles eye, then for a riche man to enter into the kingdome of God.

George Lamsa Translation
It is easier for a rope to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Good News Translation
It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."

Lexham English Bible
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.

Literal Translation
For it is easier for a camel to go in through a needle's eye than for a rich one to enter into the kingdom of God.

American Standard Version
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Bible in Basic English
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.

Hebrew Names Version
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

International Standard Version
Indeed, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

Etheridge Translation
It is easier for a camel into the aperture of a needle to enter, than the rich into the kingdom of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle, than a rich man the kingdom of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For it is easier for a camel to go through a nedles eye, then for a riche man to enter into the kyngdome of God.

English Revised Version
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

World English Bible
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
Why, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for it is liyter a camel to passe thorou a nedlis iye, than a riche man to entre in to the kyngdom of God.

Update Bible Version
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Webster's Bible Translation
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

New English Translation
In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

New King James Version
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

New Living Translation
In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"

New Life Bible
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the holy nation of God."

New Revised Standard
Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For it is, easier, for a camel, to enter, through the eye of a needle, than for, a rich man, to enter, into the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Revised Standard Version
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
it is easyer for a camell to goo thorow a nedles eye then for a ryche man to enter into the kyngdome of God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is easyer for a Camell to go thorow the eye of a nedle, the for a rich man to entre in to the kyngdome of God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
it is easier for a cable to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Simplified Cowboy Version
As a matter of fact, it'd be easier for a Charolais bull to fit through a cinch ring than for a rich man to squeeze into God's outfit."

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?' <sup>19</sup> And Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good, except One -- God; ²⁰ the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.' ²¹ And he said, `All these I did keep from my youth;' <sup>22</sup> and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;' ²³ and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceeding rich. ²⁴ And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, `How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God! <sup>25</sup> for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.' <sup>26</sup> And those who heard, said, `And who is able to be saved?' ²⁷ and he said, `The things impossible with men are possible with God.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a camel: Some render a cable; but it may justly be doubted whether ךבלחכןע [Strong's G2574] ever was so translated before, for the word for a cable, as the scholiast on Aristophanes expressly affirms, is written ךבליכןע, not with an "e" ח, but with an "i" י. Some few manuscripts, it is true, have got the word ךבליכןע into the text, but it is evidently an attempted improvement. Matthew 23:24

Reciprocal: Matthew 5:20 - ye Matthew 7:21 - shall Matthew 13:22 - the deceitfulness Matthew 19:24 - It Mark 10:25 - General Luke 1:53 - and Luke 8:14 - and are Luke 16:19 - rich 1 Corinthians 1:26 - not many mighty

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;

Genesis 18:2
and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,

Genesis 18:5
and I bring a piece of bread, and support ye your heart; afterwards pass on, for therefore have ye passed over unto your servant;' and they say, `So mayest thou do as thou has spoken.'

Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, `Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;'

Genesis 18:7
and Abraham ran unto the herd, and taketh a son of the herd, tender and good, and giveth unto the young man, and he hasteth to prepare it;

Genesis 18:10
and he saith, `returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.'

Genesis 18:11
And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

Genesis 18:12
and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

Genesis 18:13
and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also [is] old!'

Genesis 18:17
and Jehovah said, `Am I concealing from Abraham that which I am doing,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For it is easier for a camel,.... These words were spoken to the disciples again, and were a second address to them, after they had shown astonishment at the former;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. It as easier for a camel — Instead of καμηλον, a camel, S, and four other MSS., read καμιλου, a cable. See the same reading noticed on the parallel place, Matthew 19:24.