Matthew 19:23-24
What is written? (ESV)
And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, 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.
What does it say?
Jesus told his disciples a truth: it is hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. Indeed, 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.
What is its immediate context?
After making this statment to the disciples, they were “astonished” and immediately asked how it was that anyone could be saved. Jesus answered, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (vs 26).
How Matthew 19:23-24 is applied across Bible answers
Is socialism in the Bible?
Jesus was teaching that nobody (rich or poor) was able to enter heaven ("kingdom of God") on their own. He is not condemning the rich.
