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MATTHEW 19:24 ka,mhlon {A}
Instead of ka,mhlon, a few of the later Greek manuscripts read
ka,milon, meaning “a rope, ship’s cable.” The two Greek words
had come to be pronounced alike....
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Verse 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...
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This account is found also in Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18.
Matthew 19:16
ONE CAME - This was a young man,...
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7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE.
Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man.
CHAPTER 19
1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning
Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
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THE GREAT REFUSAL AND THE OBSTACLE OF RICHES (Mark 10:17 *, Luke
18:18). In Matthew 19:16 f. note the changes made by Mt. to avoid the
saying of Jesus, as given by Mk., that only God can be called goo...
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JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
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Jesus said to the disciples, "This is the truth I tell you--it is with
difficulty that a rich man shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Again I say unto you--it is easier for a camel to pass through...
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CAMEL. With its burden. Not. cable, as some suggest.
GO. pass,
THROUGH. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Matthew 19:1.
THE EYE. Greek. _trupema._ Occurs only here.
THE EYE OF. NEEDLE.. small door fixed in. ga...
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_easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle_ An expression
familiar to Jews of our Lord's time. The exaggeration is quite in the
Eastern style. It is unnecessary to give other explanations,...
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Of Riches, and the Kingdom of God
Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27.
These reflections follow naturally on the last incident....
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ΚΆΜΗΛΟΝ ΔΙᾺ ΤΡΥΠΉΜΑΤΟΣ ῬΑΦΊΔΟΣ. An
expression familiar to Jews of our Lord’s time. The exaggeration is
quite in the Eastern style. Some attempts however have been made to
explain away the natural mean...
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OF RICHES, AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27
These reflections follow naturally on the last incident....
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VER 23. THEN SAID JESUS UNTO HIS DISCIPLES, "VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU,
THAT A RICH MAN SHALL HARDLY ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. 24. AND
AGAIN I SAY UNTO YOU, IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH...
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_WISDOM FROM ABOVE CONCERNING WHO CAN BE SAVED MATTHEW 19:23-30:_ It
is difficult for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of
heaven. (Matthew 19:23) When the disciples heard Jesus say that i...
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ΕΎΚΟΠΏΤΕΡΟΝ _сотр. от_ ΕΎΚΟΠΟΣ легкий,
ΚΆΜΗΛΟΣ (G2574) верблюд. _асс._ в
сопряжении с _inf._
ΤΡΥΠΉΜΑΤΟΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΤΡΉΜΑ (G5169)
отверстие, ушко. _Gen._ с _предл._
ΔΙΆ. ΡΑΦΊΔΟΣ _gen. sing. от_...
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IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL, &C.— Or, _a cable._ See Boch. tom. 1: p.
92. Vorst. Adag. p. 14. The rendering of the original word by _cable,_
undoubtedly coalesces more perfectly with the other metaphor o...
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SECTION 49
JESUS TESTS RICH YOUNG RULER AND ENCOURAGES DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark
10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30)
TEXT: 19:16-30
A. The Demands of Discipleship
16 And behold, one came to him and said, Tea...
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And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing
shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:18....
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23 As the political constitution of the Jewish commonwealth rendered
it practically impossible to acquire great possessions without
oppressing others, riches were a hindrance and are largely lost in t...
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THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN
1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins (Mark
10:1; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11). The time was now late summer of 28
a.d. The Passion was...
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IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL] Jesus rhetorically calls that impossible
which is very difficult, or impossible without special grace. Such
proverbs occur in most Eastern languages. We are told that Rabbi
S...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 19
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12
V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee
region. He went to the other sid...
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IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE. — Two
explanations have been given of the apparent hyperbole of the words.
(1.) It has been conjectured that the Evangelists wrote not
κάμηλ...
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CHAPTER 15
Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1
THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed
through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea,
east...
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πάλιν δὲ λέγω : reiteration with greater emphasis. The
strong language of Jesus here reveals a keen sense of disappointment
at the loss of so promising a man to the ranks of disciplehood. He
sees so c...
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_Conversation ensuing_ (Mark 10:23-27; Luke 18:24-27)....
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RICHES IN THE KINGDOM
Matthew 19:23-30
Money is not an unmixed good. It brings in its train many temptations.
It is easier to bear poverty than wealth-easier to be a saint when
life is hard than whe...
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The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The
force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no
opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
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And again I say unto you, It is (o) easier for a (p) camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
(o) Literally, "it is of less labour".
(p) Theophy...
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_It is easier for a camel, [5] &c. This might be a common saying, to
signify anything impossible, or very heard. Some by a camel, would
have to be meant a cable, or ship-rope, but that is differently...
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THE RICH YOUNG MAN
Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30. Mark: “And He,
traveling along the road, one running and kneeling clown asked Him,
Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit e...
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"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing
shall I do, that I may have eternal life? (17) And he said unto him,
Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that i...
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Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a
striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has
been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
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chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the
kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern
human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
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AND AGAIN I SAY UNTO YOU,.... After the apostles had discovered their
astonishment at the above expression, about the difficulty of a rich
man entering into the kingdom of heaven; when they expected t...
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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.
Ver. 24. _It is easier for a camel, &c._] Or cable rope, as...
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_Then said Jesus unto his disciples_ While they had this example
before their eyes, and were witnesses of the melancholy fact of a
well-educated and well-disposed man voluntarily foregoing all hope of...
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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....
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The lesson:...
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The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds
following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the
Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
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23-30 Though Christ spoke so strongly, few that have riches do not
trust in them. How few that are poor are not tempted to envy! But
men's earnestness in this matter is like their toiling to build a...
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Ver. 23,24. Mark saith, MARK 10:23, And Jesus looked round about, and
saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter
into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished...
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Matthew 19:24 And G1161 again G3825 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 is
G2076 (G5748) easier G2123 camel...
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ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46.
This whole Section may be analysed as follows:
a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce.
b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
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THE BASIS OF THE NEW KINGLY RULE - THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF SALVATION
WITHOUT GOD BEING AT WORK (19:23-26).
In Matthew 5:3 it was those who had been ‘blessed' by God who were
poor in spirit, repentant, me...
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‘And again I say to you, “It is easier for a camel to go through a
needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingly rule of
God.” '
Jesus then seeks to make the position even clearer by the...
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Matthew 19:24. EASIER FOR A CAMEL, etc. A strong declaration of
impossibility (comp. Matthew 19:26). This has been weakened in two
ways: (1.) by the change of a single letter (in some manuscripts), of...
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This section is in its proper chronological position. Our Lord
‘departed thence' (Matthew 19:15), but on the way (Mark 10:17) He
was met by this ‘ruler' (Luke 18:18). Our Lord first presented the
high...
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This incident seems to be in proper chronological position. Luke's
account at this point again becomes parallel to that of Matthew and
Mark....
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IT IS EASIER FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH A NEEDLE'S EYE
(ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια
τρηματος ραφιδος εισελθειν). Jesus, of course,
means by this comparison, whether an eastern proverb or not, to
ex...
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All sorts of persons are invited to come to Christ, whatever their age
may be. We begin here with the children.
Matthew 19:13. Then were there brought unto him little children, that
he should put his...
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CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed.
The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler.
CONCLUSION: God Himse...
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Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men
professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was
to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
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THAN FOR A CAMEL TO GO THROUGH. [This may have been a "saying" about a
camel entering a courtyard through a low, narrow gate in the wall
called the "eye of a needle." See also Matthew 7:13-14.] The le...
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_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them
up._
WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS
The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these
birds:-
1. The first belongs...
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_That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven: _
THE HINDRANCES AND TEMPTATIONS OF THE RICH
I. Hindrances.
1. Riches tend to obscure faith; to make one trust in them, instead of
in...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:24 CAMEL. The largest land animal in
Palestine. THE EYE OF A NEEDLE. The smallest opening. Jesus paints a
picture of something impossible in order to illustrate that even th...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended.
Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem.
⇐...
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JESUS SPEAKS TO THE RICH YOUNG MAN MATTHEW 19:16-30; MARK 10:17-31;
LUKE 18:18-30; MATTHEW 19:16 And, behold, one came and
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1-30
CHAPTER 19
_And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by
S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by
S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 19:16. GOOD MASTER.—The better MSS. omit the adjective, and
it has probably been added here by later copyists to bring the passage
into a verbal agreement with the narrative o...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 19:1
_The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question
concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.)
MATTHEW 19:1...
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Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he
departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew
19:1);
Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards
J...
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Jeremiah 13:23; John 5:44; Luke 18:25; Matthew 19:26; Matthew 23:24;...
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Camel - through a needle's eye [κ α μ η λ ο ν δ ι α τ ρ υ
π η μ α τ ο ς ρ α φ ι δ ο ς]. See on Mark 10:25; Luke
18:25. Compare the Jewish proverb, that a man did not even in his
dreams see an elephant...
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, (a
proverbial expression,) than for a rich man to go through the strait
gate: that is, humanly speaking, it is an absolute impossibility. Ri...
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(CF. MARK 10:17-31; LUKE 18:18-30)— If Jesus was God, why did He
seem to rebuke the rich young ruler for calling Him good?
PROBLEM: The rich young ruler called Jesus “Good Teacher,” and
Jesus rebuked...
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These words were. proverbial speech among the Jews, to signify. thing
of great difficulty, next to an impossibility; and they import thus
much: "That it is not only. very great difficulty, but an
impo...