King James Version

Matthew 19:24

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 KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to go through” (διελθεῖν) before than here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youεὐκοπώτερόνeukopōteroneasierεὐκοπώτερος (eukopōteros)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “easier”, the subject formG2123easier.easierἐστινestinto 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”.throughτρυπήματοςtrupēmatoseyeτρύπημα (trupēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “eye”, the of-formG5169a hole; the eye of a needle.the eyeῥαφίδοςrhaphidosof a needleῥαφίς (rhaphis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of a needle”, the of-formG4476a needle.of a needleεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto 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 God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

διελθεῖνdieltheinto goδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to go”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And again I say unto you, 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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

World English Bible

Again I tell you , it is easier for a camel to go through a needle ’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God ’s Kingdom.”

Darby Translation

and again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to enter a needle's eye than a rich man into the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims

And again I say to you: 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 heaven.

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