Marcos 10:24

This verse is unique to Mark. The disciples’ amazement arose from the popular belief that riches were a result of God’s blessing for righteousness. They thought riches were an advantage, not a disadvantage in one’s relationship with God. Here only in the Gospels Jesus addressed the disciples as "children" (Gr. tekna). Their amazement revealed their spiritual immaturity.

The longer textual reading at the end of Mark 10:24 gives the sense of Jesus’ statement, but it was probably not a part of the Gospel originally. The shorter statement is perfectly true as it stands and accounts partially for the disciples’ second amazement (Mark 10:26). Jesus’ statement in Mark 10:25 also helps us understand their surprise.