Matthew 19:23

ἀμὴν, introduces as usual a solemn utterance. πλούσιος : the rich man is brought on the stage, not as an object of envy or admiration, which he is to the worldly-minded, but as an object of commiseration. δυσκόλως εἰσελεύσεται, etc.: because with difficulty shall he enter the Kingdom of Heaven. This is stated as a matter of observation, not without sympathy, and not with any intention to pronounce dogmatically on the case of the inquirer who had just departed, as if he were an absolutely lost soul. His case suggested the topic of wealth as a hindrance in the divine life. δυσκόλως : the adjective δύσκολος means difficult to please as to food (δυς, κόλον), hence morose; here used of things, occurs only in this saying in N. T.