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NASB | Matthew 19:24 "Again I say to you, 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." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:24 "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man [who places his faith in wealth and status] to enter the kingdom of God." |
Bible Question: Matt 19:24 puzzles me as it would seem that the rich cannot enter "the Kingdom of God" so what must they do ? Jesus doesn't seem to condemn being wealth as long as one believes in Christ, not so ? |
Bible Answer: Ken, I apologize for the majority of this forum. Most here are unlearned. The verse you question is very simple. The gate that one had to enter in through to the city was "nicknamed" eye of the needle because it was so narrow that anyone approaching had to stop, unload his camel, walk the camel through the gate than repack his camel. Jesus was stating that the rich must unload their attachments to this life in order to have a chance at eternal life. He enforces the difficulty because as we know some "things" are hard to let go of. Blessed Be |