Luke 18:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

New Living Translation
When Jesus saw this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!

English Standard Version
Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

Berean Study Bible
Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

NASB 1995
And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

NASB 1977
And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

Amplified Bible
Jesus looked at him and said, “How difficult it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

Christian Standard Bible
Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

Contemporary English Version
Jesus saw how sad the man was. So he said, "It's terribly hard for rich people to get into God's kingdom!

Good News Translation
Jesus saw that he was sad and said, "How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus watched him and said, "How hard it is for rich people to enter the kingdom of God!

International Standard Version
So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he said, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!

NET Bible
When Jesus noticed this, he said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

New King James Version
And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

King James 2000 Bible
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hard it is for those that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

New Heart English Bible
And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God.

World English Bible
Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

American King James Version
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

American Standard Version
And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

A Faithful Version
Now when Jesus saw him become so sorrowful, He said, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Darby Bible Translation
But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;

English Revised Version
And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly will they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when Iesus sawe him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

Bishops' Bible of 1568
When Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: With what difficultie shall they that haue money, enter into the kyngdome of God?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Whan Iesus sawe that he was sory, he sayde: How hardly shal the riche come in to the kyngdome of God?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
When Iesus sawe him morne he sayde: with what difficulte shall they that have ryches enter into the kyngdome of God:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, “How hardly will those having riches enter into the Kingdom of God!

Berean Literal Bible
And having seen him, Jesus became sorrowful, saying, "How difficultly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, 'How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus having seen him being sorely grieved, said, With how much difficulty shall they having possessions come into the kingdom of God!

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Jesus having seen him engulfed in sorrow, said, How difficultly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Jesus, seeing him brought to sorrow, said: “How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when Yeshua saw that it grieved him, he said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the Kingdom of God.”

Lamsa Bible
And when Jesus saw that he felt sad, he said, How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
When Jesus saw that he was very sad, he said: How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Godbey New Testament
Jesus seeing him said, How hardly will those having riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus, observing that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficultly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God!

Mace New Testament
Jesus perceiving him so very dejected, said, how difficult is it for those, who have riches, to enter into the kingdom of God!

Weymouth New Testament
Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus, seeing him, said, "With what difficulty do those having riches enter into the Kingdom of God!

Worsley New Testament
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?
















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