Luke 18:26

26 So those who heard [this] said, "And who can be saved?"

Luke 18:26 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:26

And they that heard it, said, who then can be saved?
] These were the disciples of Christ, who so said; see ( Matthew 19:25 ) .

Luke 18:26 In-Context

24 And Jesus took notice of him [and] said, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!

25 For it is easier [for] a camel to go through the eye of a needle than [for] a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.

26 So those who heard [this] said, "And who can be saved?"

27 But he said, "[What is] impossible with men is possible with God."

28 And Peter said, "Behold, we have left {all that is ours} [and] followed you."

Footnotes

• [a] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation