Mar 10:24-26 | RWP | e4.org | Were amazed ( εθαμβουντο ). Imperfect passive. A look of blank astonishment was on their faces at this statement of Jesus. They in common with other Jews regarded wealth as a token of God's special favour. Children ( τεκνα ). Here alone to the Twelve and this tender note is due to their growing perplexity. For them that trust in riches ( τους πεποιθοτας επ τοις χρημασιν ). These words do not occur in Aleph B Delta Memphitic and one Old Latin manuscript. Westcott and Hort omit them from their text as an evident addition to explain the difficult words of Jesus.

‏ Mark 10:24-26

Were amazed ( εθαμβουντο ). Imperfect passive. A look of blank astonishment was on their faces at this statement of Jesus. They in common with other Jews regarded wealth as a token of God's special favour.

Children ( τεκνα ). Here alone to the Twelve and this tender note is due to their growing perplexity.

For them that trust in riches ( τους πεποιθοτας επ τοις χρημασιν ). These words do not occur in Aleph B Delta Memphitic and one Old Latin manuscript. Westcott and Hort omit them from their text as an evident addition to explain the difficult words of Jesus.

Needle's eye ( τρυμαλιας ραφιδος ). See on Mt 19:24 for discussion. Luke uses the surgical needle, βελονης. Matthew has the word ραφις like Mark from ραπτω, to sew, and it appears in the papyri. Both Matthew and Luke employ τρηματος for eye, a perforation or hole from τιτραω, to bore. Mark's word τρυμαλιας is from τρυω, to wear away, to perforate. In the LXX and Plutarch.

Then who ( κα τις ). Mt 19:25 has Τις ουν. Evidently κα has here an inferential sense like ουν.