King James Version

Luke 18:25

For 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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “an eye of a needle” (τρήματος βελόνης) before go here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “an eye of a needle” (τρυμαλιᾶς ῥαφίδος) before go here.

εὐκοπώτερονeukopōteroneasierεὐκοπώτερος (eukopōteros)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “easier”, the subject formG2123easier.easierγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κάμηλονkamēlonfor a camelκάμηλος (kamēlos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “for a camel”, the object formG2574a camel or dromedary.for a camelδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughτρήματοςtrēmatoseyeτρῆμα (trēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “eye”, the of-formG6085holeeyeβελόνηςbelonēsneedleβελόνη (belonē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “needle”, the of-formG6011needleεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.to enterἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.πλούσιονplousionrichπλούσιος (plousios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “rich”, the object formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τρυμαλιᾶςtrumaliaseyeτρυμαλιά (trumalia)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “eye”, the of-formG5168the eye of a needle.ῥαφίδοςrhaphidosof a needleῥαφίς (rhaphis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of a needle”, the of-formG4476a needle.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.'

World English Bible

For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God ’s Kingdom.”

Darby Translation

for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims

For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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