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The man cannot comply and he goes away sad. Jesus tells everyone 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." This is a radical teaching, then and now, as most people naturally believe riches, especially their own, are a sign of God's favor.
"The eye of a needle" is a portion of a quotation attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels: "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, 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."
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.
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 ...
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 ...
"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. It deals with eternal life [1] [2] and the world to ...
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 ...
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