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Luke 18:25
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"For 1it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man 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 had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
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And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter 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 man to enter the kingdom of God."
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They who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
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But He said, "The things that are impossible with people are possible with God."
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Cross References 1
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Matthew 19:24 ;Mark 10:25
Footnotes 1
- [a]. Lit "enter"
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