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And again I say unto you, 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. Contemporary English Version
There are several different schools of thought on what Jesus was referring to in saying it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to gain eternal life (Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25).
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
"The eye of a needle" is a portion of a quotation attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels: "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
They taught that Jesus was comparing a rich man’s journey to heaven with that of a camel going through the eye of a needle. The eye of the needle was believed to be a narrow wall in Jerusalem. So, camels had to unload their baggage and kneel down to enter through.
Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kind of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:23-24).
“Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Explanation and Commentary of Matthew 19:24
‘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.’ This famous biblical quotation is found in the Gospels, in Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, and Luke 18:25.
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." The preceding is clear as to the wisdom of Jesus' way of answering the question, "What can man (and for that matter "any man") do to inherit eternal life?"
For it is just as impossible for a man with wealth to enter the kingdom of heaven as it is for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. See how Christ first said it was difficult to enter, but here that it is completely impossible.