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Good News Translation
It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."

New Revised Standard Version
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.”

Contemporary English Version
In fact, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into God's kingdom."

New American Bible
For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

a camel.

Matthew 23:24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.

Context
The Rich Young Ruler
…24And Jesus seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God 25For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26And they that heard it said: Who then can be saved?…
Cross References
Matthew 9:5
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk?

Matthew 19:24
And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 10:25
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:26
And they that heard it said: Who then can be saved?

Luke 18:24
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