From Mark . 10: 23–32
And, looking around, Jesus says to His disciples: how difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
The disciples were horrified at His words. But Jesus again says to them in response: children! how difficult it is for those who hope for riches to enter the kingdom of God!
It is more convenient for a camel to pass through the ears of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
But they were extremely amazed and said among themselves: who then can be saved?
Jesus, looking at them, says: it is impossible for men, but not for God, for everything is possible for God.
And Peter began to say to him: behold, we have left everything and followed you.
Jesus answered and said: Truly, I say to you, there is no one who would leave home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for the sake of Me and the Gospel,
and would not have received now, during this time, in the midst of persecution, a hundred times more houses, and brothers and sisters, and fathers, and mothers, and children, and lands, but in the age to come eternal life.
Many will be the first to be the last, and the last to be the first.
When they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, Jesus walked in front of them, and they were terrified and, following Him, were in fear. Calling twelve, He again began to tell them what would happen to Him:
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Theophan the Recluse prelate
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 10: 28-28
The bewilderment was destroyed by this. But those who heard the Lord brought up another question: what will come of it? Let the rich diminish like a camel when he passes through low and narrow collars, or thin like a velbud (rope) if he is tied into thin threads that can pass into needle ears - how will this end, what will it serve? Saint Peter asks for everyone: for example, have we left everything and followed You? ..
The thought that gave rise to this question is not shown here. It is not clear what exactly Saint Peter wanted to say and what he wants to hear. But the Lord's answer shows that he had a question in his mind: 'What will it be for us' and for those who will act like us? (see: 27 Then Peter, answering, said to him: behold, we have left everything and followed you; what will happen to us? Matt. 19:27).
The Lord says: whoever forsakes what for the sake of Me and the Kingdom, he will receive 'in all this, in exile, also a hundredfold,' and in the age to come - an eternal life.
Others explain the birth of the question: The Apostles thought that they seemed to have done everything necessary to follow the Lord. Saint Peter speaks about this to the Lord with the thought: we have done everything - or with the question: have we done everything?
According to others, this gave rise to this question, what the Lord said to the young man: sell, but the Apostles did not sell, but only left; why did they want to know how it would be accepted, does it have a price?
But not we must forget that the Lord's answer is not limited to the Apostles alone, but embraces everyone. It is true that the Lord saw that this question was of interest to all, and not to the Apostles alone; why he gave the answer - extending to all.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov
And, looking around, Jesus says to His disciples: how difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
The disciples were horrified at His words. But Jesus again says to them in response: children! how difficult it is for those who hope for riches to enter the kingdom of God!
It is more convenient for a camel to pass through the ears of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
But they were extremely amazed and said among themselves: who then can be saved?
Jesus, looking at them, says: it is impossible for men, but not for God, for everything is possible for God.
And Peter began to say to him: behold, we have left everything and followed you.
Jesus answered and said: Truly, I say to you, there is no one who would leave home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for the sake of Me and the Gospel,
and would not have received now, during this time, in the midst of persecution, a hundred times more houses, and brothers and sisters, and fathers, and mothers, and children, and lands, but in the age to come eternal life.
Many will be the first to be the last, and the last to be the first.
When they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, Jesus walked in front of them, and they were terrified and, following Him, were in fear. Calling twelve, He again began to tell them what would happen to Him:
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Theophan the Recluse prelate
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 10: 28-28
The bewilderment was destroyed by this. But those who heard the Lord brought up another question: what will come of it? Let the rich diminish like a camel when he passes through low and narrow collars, or thin like a velbud (rope) if he is tied into thin threads that can pass into needle ears - how will this end, what will it serve? Saint Peter asks for everyone: for example, have we left everything and followed You? ..
The thought that gave rise to this question is not shown here. It is not clear what exactly Saint Peter wanted to say and what he wants to hear. But the Lord's answer shows that he had a question in his mind: 'What will it be for us' and for those who will act like us? (see: 27 Then Peter, answering, said to him: behold, we have left everything and followed you; what will happen to us? Matt. 19:27).
The Lord says: whoever forsakes what for the sake of Me and the Kingdom, he will receive 'in all this, in exile, also a hundredfold,' and in the age to come - an eternal life.
Others explain the birth of the question: The Apostles thought that they seemed to have done everything necessary to follow the Lord. Saint Peter speaks about this to the Lord with the thought: we have done everything - or with the question: have we done everything?
According to others, this gave rise to this question, what the Lord said to the young man: sell, but the Apostles did not sell, but only left; why did they want to know how it would be accepted, does it have a price?
But not we must forget that the Lord's answer is not limited to the Apostles alone, but embraces everyone. It is true that the Lord saw that this question was of interest to all, and not to the Apostles alone; why he gave the answer - extending to all.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov
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