Matthew 19:24
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
εἰσέρχομαι
to enter
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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πάλιν
Again
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πάλιν
Again, once more, anew. Palin. Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice. Some commands are worth repeating. Joy is always appropriate for those who know God.
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λέγω
I say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ῥαφίς
of a needle
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ῥαφίς
perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 (ῥαπίζω) through the idea of puncturing); a needle
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διά
through the
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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πλούσιος
a rich man
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πλούσιος
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
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ἤ
than
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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εὐκοπώτερος
easier for
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εὐκοπώτερος
better for toil, i.e. more facile
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εἰμί
it] is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τρύπημα
an eye
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τρύπημα
an aperture, i.e. a needle's eye
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διέρχομαι
to go through
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διέρχομαι
to traverse (literally)
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κάμηλος
a camel
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κάμηλος
a "camel"
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