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Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle`s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
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An Impossible Proverb
Scholars unanimously agree that Jesus used a common proverb to express something humanly impossible. Commentators dismiss attempts to soften the image—like suggesting a small city gate or a type of rope. The goal was to use a shocking, literal impossibility to show the extreme difficulty for a rich person to enter God's kingdom.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 a needle's eye (ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια τρηματος ραφιδος εισελθειν). Jesus, of course…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
Weighty words are introduced with the authoritative formula, Again I say to you. Into this statement our Lord throws the full weight of Hi…
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And again I say to you After the apostles had discovered their astonishment at the above expression, about the diffi…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
In this passage, 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…
