Luke 18:26
What does Luke 18:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 18:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 18:26 means
Hearing Jesus's strong declaration and vivid illustration about the rich, those listening were understandably astonished. Their question, "Then who can be saved?" reveals their conventional understanding that wealth was often seen as a sign of God's favor. If even the blessed and seemingly righteous rich faced such difficulty, then salvation seemed unattainable for anyone, highlighting their limited perspective on God's power and grace.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they that heard it said, Then who can be saved?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they that heard it said, Then who can be saved?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And those who heard, said, `And who is able to be saved?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they that heard it said: Who then can be saved?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And those who heard it said, And who can be saved?
Context
This verse captures the listeners' astonished reaction to Jesus's teaching on wealth in verses 24-25. Their question, "Then who can be saved?" reveals their grappling with this radical teaching and their traditional understanding of wealth as a blessing. This question provides the perfect segue for Jesus to explain the divine solution to this human impossibility in the following verse.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 13:23
And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them,
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