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Luke 18:25
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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 God."
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
Luke 18:25 In-Context
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But when he heard this, he became sad; for he was very rich.
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Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
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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 God."
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Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
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He replied, "What is impossible for mortals is possible for God."
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