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NASB | Mark 10:25 "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 | Mark 10:25 "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 or status] to enter the kingdom of God." |
Bible Question: The issue of historical accuracy aside, how is this theory (again, irrelevant of its truthfulness) "downgrading" or "softening" the meaning of the text? A laden or unladen camel would not have been able to pass through these supposed "eyes of the needle." |
Bible Answer: Morant61 did not give the "rest of the story". Those that support the eye of a needle gate theory further report that for a camel to pass through such, they the camel had to kneel and crawl through on their knees. Thus turning it into a possible situation. However Luke in the original language when relating this story used the term for a medical needle rather than even a common sewing needle. This to my way of thinking eliminates any misunderstanding, Jesus was talking about a literal needle. Also to the best of my study there is no historical evidence of any gates, gateways, or passages being commonly referred to as the "eye of a needle" |