Mark 10:25

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 10:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Mark 10:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25It is easier for a camel to go through a needle`s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“It is easier for a camel, etc..] (See Gill on “<401924>Matthew 19:24”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 19:16-30. Mark 10:17 Gone forth - From the place where he had been teaching. Into the way - Into the road or path on his journey. Running - Thus showing the intensity with which he desired to know the way of life. Zeal to know the way to be saved is proper, nor is it possible that it should be too intense if well directed. Nothing else is so important, and nothing demands, therefore, so much effort and haste. Mark 10:19 Defraud not - Do not take away your neighbor’s property by fraud or dishonesty. To “cheat” or “defraud,” supposes a covetous desire of a neighbor’s property, and is usually attended with “falsehood” or “false witness”…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“10:25 Jesus was emphatically warning that riches are an obstacle to entering the Kingdom of God. The camel was the largest animal in Palestine, the eye of a needle the smallest hole. Some rich people are evidently able to overcome the problem created by riches and follow Jesus, but Jesus’ followers came from among the poor more than from the rich. • Explanations about a gate in the Jerusalem wall called the “Eye of the Needle” are ill-conceived. There never was such a gate, and this explanation loses sight of Jesus’ frequent use of hyperbole in his teaching (see also Matt 7:3-5; 23:24).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 13:23; Mat 7:3-5, Mat 19:24, Mat 19:25, Mat 23:24; Luk 18:25 Mark 10:26”
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