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

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Proverb === 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 (Christianity, biblical) It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven. ==== Related terms ==== camel through the eye of a needle ==== Translations ==== === References ===