It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye (ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια τρηματος ραφιδος εισελθειν). Jesus, of course…

It is easier for a camel, etc. This was a proverb in common use among the Jews and is still common among the Arabians. To denote …

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle — Two explanations have been offered for the apparent hyperbole in thes…

Somehow or other—

"Gold and the gospel seldom do agree,
Religion always sides with poverty;"

because a man's possessions are so li…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord took this occasion from the rich man to give a discourse concerning the covetous: “Then said Je…

Jesus is not saying that all poor people and none of the wealthy enter the kingdom of heaven. That would exclude Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to say …

And again I say to you
After the apostles had discovered their astonishment at the above expression, about the diffi…

Although Christ spoke so strongly, few who have riches do not trust in them. How few who are poor are not tempted to envy! But people's earnestness…

In this pa age, it was shown how one comes to eternal life by the common way. Here, He teaches how one comes by the way of perfection. This way of …