ESV Reformation Study Bible – Mark 10:25
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Mark 10:25

10:25 camel . . . eye of a needle. An excellent example of Jesus’ colorful, proverbial language, here expressing the idea of impossibility (v. 27). The suggestion that there was a small gate, called “the needle’s eye,” through which camels could barely pass is unsupported and trivializes Jesus’ image.