Luke 18:23

23 ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγενήθη, ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα.

Luke 18:23 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:23

And when he heard this
That one thing was wanting, and what that was, which was to part with all his worldly substance, and follow Christ;

he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich;
(See Gill on Matthew 19:22).

Luke 18:23 In-Context

21 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν · Ταῦτα πάντα ἐφύλαξα ἐκ νεότητος μου.

22 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ · Ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει · πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι.

23 ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγενήθη, ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα.

24 Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν · Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται ⸃·

25 εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρήματος βελόνης ⸃ εἰσελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν.