Luke 18:26

Luk 18:26 . οἱ ἀκούσαντες , those hearing, a quite general reference to the company present. In Mt. and Mk. the words are addressed to the disciples . καὶ τίς δ . σ .: as in Mk., vide notes there.

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For, &c.--"At that rate none can be saved": "Well, it does pass human power, but not divine."

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(26) And they that heard it.—St. Luke’s way of putting the fact suggests the thought either that others may have been present besides the disciples who are named in the other Gospels, or that only some of the disciples heard what had been said.

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26. Who then can be savedI] Here once more we catch the echo of the sighing despair caused in the minds of the still immature Apostles by some of our Lord’s harder sayings.

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And he said,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it:

the things which are impossible with men, are possible with God; See Gill on Mat 19:26.

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26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

Ver. 26. See Mat 19:26.

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And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? This hard saying appeared to the disciples to be terribly comprehensive in its scope; the longing to be rich was confined to no one class or order, it was the universal passion. Were theft guiltless here? Were they not looking for riches and glory in the Messianic kingdom of the immediate future? And of all peoples the Jews in every age have been credited with the blindest devotion to this idol, wealth. In St. Mark (Mar_10:24) we find certainly an explanatory statement: "How hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!" But this explanatory and softened statement is not found in the older authorities; these read instead, in Mar_10:24, simply the words, "How hard is it to enter the kingdom of God!" Hard alike, the Master meant, for rich and poor, though harder for the former.

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saved

(See Scofield "Rom 1:16").

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Those hearing it said

"The people who listening to Jesus said"

Then who can be saved?

It is possible that they were asking for an answer. But it is more likely that they used the question to emphasize their surprise at what Jesus said. AT: "Then no one can be saved from sin!" or in active form: "Then God will not save anyone!" (See: Rhetorical Question and Active or Passive)

are impossible with people are possible with God

"people cannot do are possible for God to do" or "people cannot do, God can do"

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save

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26. καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; The καὶ at the beginning of the question expresses agitation and surprise. Comp. 2Co 2:2. Winer, p. 545. Here once more we catch the echo of the sighing despair caused in the minds of the still immature Apostles by some of our Lord’s harder sayings.

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26. Καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; Not “what rich man” (Weiss), but “what person of any description”: Num 24:23. The whole world either possesses or aims at possessing wealth. If, then, what every one desires is fatal to salvation, who can be saved? The καί adds emphasis to the question, which arises out of what has just been said: Comp. 10:29; Joh 9:36; 2Co 2:2.

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