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Mat 19:24 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

It		"So in the Koran, ""The impious, who in his arrogance shall accuse our doctrine of falsity, shall find the gates of heaven shut; nor shall he enter till a camel shall pass through the eye of a needle."" It was a common mode of expression among the Jews to declare any thing that was rare or difficult. Mat 19:26; Mat 23:24; Jer 13:23; Mar 10:24,25; Luk 18:25; Jhn 5:44"

Correlating Passages

	Mat 19:26	But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
	Mat 23:24	[Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
	Jer 13:23	Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
	Mar 10:24	And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
	Mar 10:25	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.
	Luk 18:25	For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
	Jhn 5:44	How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 19:24," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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