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The term "eye of a needle" is used as a metaphor for a very narrow opening. It occurs several times throughout the Talmud . The New Testament quotes Jesus as saying in Luke 18:25 that "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" ( Jesus and the rich young man ); This is repeated in ...
"Christ and the Rich Young Ruler" by Heinrich Hofmann. Jesus and the rich young man (also called Jesus and the rich ruler) is an episode in the life of Jesus recounted in the Gospel of Matthew 19:16–30, the Gospel of Mark 10:17–31 and the Gospel of Luke 18:18–30 in the New Testament.
Having crossed the Jordan, Jesus teaches the assembled crowd in his customary way, answering a question from the Pharisees about divorce. C. M. Tuckett suggests that Mark 8:34-10:45 constitutes a broad section of the gospel dealing with Christian discipleship and that this pericope on divorce (verses 1-12) "is not out of place" within it, although he notes that some other commentators have ...
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyIf you were in Jerusalem for a religious pilgrimage and wanted to trace Jesus’ steps along the Via Dolorosa to chaotic tourist hot ...
Mulcrone’s brow furrowed to illustrate the frustration of attempting to thread a camel through the eye of a needle, which Jesus describes in scripture as an easier task than the wealthy entering ...
These verses convey the episode of Jesus and the rich young man, concluding with "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven". Rembrandt's Hundred Guilder Print depicting various events recorded in Matthew 19. 1649.
The text consists of a series of extremely long tales of miracles, such as Andrew riding a cloud to where Peter is, and Peter literally putting a camel through the eye of a needle, turning the traditional metaphor ("it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven") on its head.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." — Mark 10:23–25, New Revised Standard Version [ 11 ] Kahan cites Jesus' injunction against amassing material wealth as an example that the "good [Christian] life was one of poverty and charity, storing up treasures in heaven ...