Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

General references

Jeremiah 13:23
But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?
Matthew 7:3
Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?
Matthew 19:24
Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God."
Matthew 23:24
Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!
Luke 18:25
In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

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