Synoptic Sayings - Riches & God's Kingdom

245	RICHES & GOD's KINGDOM
Matt 19		Mark 10		Luke 18
		23	And Jesus looked around
			and said to his disciples,
			"How hard it will be
			for those who have riches*		[see Luke 18:24 below]
			to enter the kingdom of God!"
23	And	24	And the disciples
			were amazed at his words.
	Jesus		But Jesus	24	Jesus
					looking at him
	said to his disciples,		<says> to them again,		said,
	"Truly, I say to you,		"Children,
	it will be hard		how hard it is		"How hard it is
	for a <wealthy> man		[see Mark 10:23 above]		for those who have riches *
	<entering>		to enter		to <go into>
	the kingdom of heaven!		the kingdom of God!		the kingdom of God!
24	Again I tell you,			25	For
	it is easier for a camel	25	It is easier for a camel		it is easier for a camel
	to <pass> through		to go through		to <pass> through
**	<an> eye of a needle	**	the eye of <the> needle	**	a <needle's> eye
	than for a rich man		than for a rich man		than for a rich man
	to enter		to enter		to enter
	the kingdom of God!"		the kingdom of God!"		the kingdom of God!"
25	When the disciples			26	Those who
	heard this				heard it
	they were	26	And they were
	greatly astonished,		exceedingly astonished,
	saying,		and said to him,		said,
	"Who then can be saved?"		"Then who can be saved?"		"Then who can be saved?"
26	But			27	But
	Jesus looked at them	27	Jesus looked at them
	and said to them,		and <says>,		he said,
	"With men *		"With men *
	this is impossible,		it is impossible,		"What is impossible
					with men *
	but with God;		but not with God;
	all things are possible."		for all things are possible		is possible
			with God."		with God."
27	Then Peter said <to him>	28	Peter began to say to him,	28	And Peter said,
	in reply,
	"Lo,		"Lo,		"Lo,
	we have left everything		we have left everything		we have left our homes
	and followed you.		and followed you."		and followed you."
	What then
	shall we have?"

Canonical gospel selection in the Revised Standard Version
Copyright © 1973 by National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA

Color Code
Blue	Three texts use same vocabulary.
Teal	Two texts use same vocabulary.
Black	Words unique to a particular text.
	No parallel element in this gospel.
*	Same wording, different order.
<says>	RSV wording revised to reflect Greek.
245	Sequence in synoptic outlines