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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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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: it is easier -for a -camel -to -go through the eye of a needle than -for a rich -man -to en-ter in-to the k-ing-dom of -god
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proverb

It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven.

From the Gospel of Matthew, verse 19:24. Some assert that "camel" is a misinterpretation of a word meaning "rope" and others assert that the "Needle's Eye" was a gate in the walls of Jerusalem, but the evidence for each of these theories is contested, and the literal interpretation remains the most common.

camel through the eye of a needle

camel through the eye of a needle

What does 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 mean?: It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven.
Where does 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 come from?: From the Gospel of Matthew, verse 19:24. Some assert that "camel" is a misinterpretation of a word meaning "rope" and others assert that the "Needle's Eye" was a gate in the walls of Jerusalem, but the evidence for each of these theories is contested, and the literal interpretation remains the most common.

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