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"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."
Indeed, 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 heaven." [ 5 ] The non-canonical Gospel of the Nazarenes is mostly identical to the Gospel of Matthew , but one of the differences is an elaboration of this account.
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.
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 ...
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." ( 25 ) This is a radical teaching, then and now, as most people naturally believe riches, especially their own, are a sign of God's favor.
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 ...
Biblical parable/metaphor of the camel and the eye of the needle; The Eye of the Needle – Towards Participatory Democracy in South Africa, (1973) by philosopher Rick Turner; Eye of the Needle, 1978 novel by Ken Follett