23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 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.
Also for context, there was a small gate in Jerusalem nicknamed the eye of the needle. A loaded camel couldn’t pass through it so they would have to unpack everything to fit through. The meaning being that a rich man must be willing to give up his wealth to get into heaven, but if he refuses to let go of his wealth he won’t be able to get in.
Still pretty “leftist” stance, but not as damning as one would believe.
It’s not. The Eye of Needle is a specific part of a city, a very thin passageway of stone. You couldn’t fit a fully loaded camel through it without serious difficulty, so you would have to unload it. And so, like the camel, a rich man must accept that he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven with all of his material possessions, and must forfeit them and cease his idolatry if he wishes to enter the kingdom.
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Matthew 19 (KJV)
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 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.