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Selected Verse: Mark 10:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 10:25 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
eye of
It has been thought the reference here was to a postern door set in a gate of Jerusalem. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Needle (ῥαφίδος)
A word stigmatized by the grammarians as unclassical. One of them (Phrynichus) says, "As for ῥαφίς, nobody would know what it is." Matthew also uses it. See on Mat 19:24. Luke uses βελόνης, the surgical needle. See on Luk 18:25. |
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.
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.