What does Matthew 19:26 mean?

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Matthew 19:24-28

  1. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
  2. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
  3. 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
  4. 27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
  5. 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

19:26 God’s regenerating grace is absolutely essential before the wealthy are able to repent from their idolatry, abandon their possessions if called to do so, and follow Jesus (19:21).

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About the book of Matthew

Author
anonymous; early church tradition credits the apostle Matthew
When
c. AD 60 to 80
Period
Vida de Jesus, c. 5 a.C. a 33 d.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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