Matthew 19:23-29 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:23

A rich man shall hardly enter - That is, into the spirit and privileges of the Gospel in this world, and through them into the kingdom of glory. Earthly riches are a great obstacle to salvation; because it is almost impossible to possess them, and not to set the heart upon them; and they who love the world have not the love of the Father in them. 1 John 2:15 . To be rich, therefore, is in general a great misfortune: but what rich man can be convinced of this? It is only God himself who, by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:24

A camel - Instead of καμηλον , camel, six MSS. read καμιλον , cable, a mere gloss inserted by some who did not know that the other was a proverb common enough among the people of the east. There is an expression similar to this in the Koran. "The impious, who in his arrogance shall accuse our doctrine of falsity, shall find the gates of heaven shut: nor shall he enter there till a camel shall pass through the eye of a needle. It is thus that we shall recompense the wicked." Al Koran.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:25

Who can be saved? - The question of the disciples seemed to intimate that most people were rich, and that therefore scarcely any could be saved. They certainly must have attached a different meaning to what constitutes a rich man, to what we in general do. Who is a rich man in our Lord's sense of the word? This is a very important question, and has not, that I know of, been explicitly answered. A rich man, in my opinion, is not one who has so many hundreds or thousands more than some of his... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:26

With men this is impossible - God alone can take the love of the world out of the human heart. Therefore the salvation of the rich is represented as possible only to him: and indeed the words seem to intimate, that it requires more than common exertions of Omnipotence to save a rich man. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:27

We have forsaken all - " A poor all," says one, "a parcel of rotten nets." No matter - they were their All, whether rotten or sound; besides, they were the all they got their bread by; and such an all as was quite sufficient for that purpose: and let it be observed, that that man forsakes much who reserves nothing to himself, and renounces all expectations from this world, taking God alone for his portion. See Matthew 4:20 . To forsake all, without following Christ, is the virtue of a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:28

Ye which have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, etc. - The punctuation which I have observed here, is that which is followed by the most eminent critics: the regeneration is thus referred to the time when Jesus shall sit on the throne of his glory, and not to the time of following him, which is utterly improper. The regeneration, παλιγγενεσια . Some refer this to the time in which the new heavens and the new earth shall be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:29

Shall receive a hundredfold - Viz. in this life, in value, though perhaps not in kind; and in the world to come everlasting life. A glorious portion for a persevering believer! The fullness of Grace here, and the fullness of Glory hereafter! See on Mark 10:30 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 23 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 Mark, indeed, he mitigates the harshness of his expression, by restricting it to those only who place confidence in riches But these words are, I think, intended to confirm, rather than correct, the former statement, as if he had affirmed that they ought not to think it strange, that he made the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:25

Verse 25 25.And his disciples, when they heard these things, were greatly amazed. The disciples are astonished, because it ought to awaken in us no little anxiety, that riches obstruct the entrance into the kingdom of God; for, wherever we turn our eyes, a thousand obstacles will present themselves. But let us observe that, while they were struck with astonishment, they did not shrink from the doctrines of Christ. The case was different with him who was lately mentioned; for he was so much... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:26

Verse 26 26.With men this is impossible. Christ does not entirely free the minds of his disciples from all anxiety; for it is proper that they should perceive how difficult it is to ascend to heaven; first, that they may direct all their efforts to this object; and next, that, distrusting themselves, they may implore strength from heaven. We see how great is our indolence and carelessness; and what the consequence would be if believers thought that they had to walk at ease, for pastime, along a... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:29

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:26

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