Matthew 19:24

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.›

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  • Jer 13:23 : 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
  • Matt 19:26 : 26 But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, ‹With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.›
  • Mark 10:24-25 : 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, ‹Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!› 25 ‹It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.›
  • Luke 18:25 : 25 ‹For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.›
  • John 5:44 : 44 ‹How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that› [cometh] ‹from God only?›
  • Matt 23:24 : 24 [Ye] ‹blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.›

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