Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”
- KJV And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
- NKJV And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”
- NASB Those who heard Him said, “And so who can be saved?”
- NLT Those who heard this said, “Then who in the world can be saved?”
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Quick answer
The hearers ask, 'Then who can be saved?' They rightly sense salvation seems impossible.
Overview
If even the apparently blessed and capable rich cannot save themselves, the crowd wonders who possibly can. Their question reveals the assumption that wealth signaled God's favor. It opens the way for Jesus' decisive answer that salvation lies beyond human ability altogether.
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Cross-references · 1
- Luke 13:23“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
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