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For it is easier [for] a camel to go through the eye of a needle than [for] a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Luke 18:25 Meaning and Commentary
Luke 18:25
For it is easier for a camel
These words were spoken to the disciples again, and were a second address to them, after they had shown astonishment at the former; (See Gill on Matthew 19:24) and (See Gill on Mark 10:24).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Luke 18:25 In-Context
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But [when he] heard these [things] he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
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And Jesus took notice of him [and] said, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!
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For it is easier [for] a camel to go through the eye of a needle than [for] a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.
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So those who heard [this] said, "And who can be saved?"
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But he said, "[What is] impossible with men is possible with God."
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software.
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