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- 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 anything that was rare or difficult. "Butª Jesusª beheldª° [them], and saidª° unto them,ª Withª menª thisª isª° impossible;ª butª withª Godª all thingsª areª° possible.ª" {Mtt 19:26} + "[Ye] blindª guides,ª which strain¹ at²° a gnat,ª andª swallowª° a camel.ª" {Mtt 23:24} + "Can the Ethiopianª changeª° his skin,ª or the leopardª his spots?ª [then] mayª° ye¹ also¹ do good,ª° that are accustomedª to do evil.ª°" {Jer 13:23} + "Andª the¹ disciplesª were astonishedª° atª hisª words.ª Butª Jesusª answerethª° again,ª and saithª° unto them,ª Children,ª howª hardª is¹ it²° for them that trustª° inª richesª to enterª° intoª the¹ kingdomª of God!ª ... It isª° easierª for a camelª to goª°°² throughª the¹ eyeª of a needle,ª thanª for a rich manª to enterª° intoª the¹ kingdomª of God.ª" {Mrk 10:24-25} + "Forª it isª° easierª for a camelª to goª° throughª a needle'sª eye,ª thanª for a rich manª to enterª° intoª the¹ kingdomª of God.ª" {Lke 18:25} + "Howª canª° yeª believe,ª° which receiveª° honourª one of another,ªª andª seekª° notª the¹ honourª that¹ [cometh] fromª Godª only?ª" {Jhn 5:44}
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