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To: Ken H; daniel1212
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>> “He said a rich man cannot enter the kingdom.” <<

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Not in any version of the Bible that I can find!

He said:

Matthew 19:

[24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel (rope) to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[25] When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[26] But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

You see, a rope can go through the eye of a needle, one strand at a time.

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62 posted on 02/22/2015 7:46:19 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
[24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel (rope) to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Which version are you using? In the KJV, the term '(rope)' does not appear in that passage =>

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.

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With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Yes, provided you keep the commandments, sell what you have and give to the poor if you are rich, and follow Jesus. If you are going to read this passage as a possible exemption for rich men, then you have to read it as a possible exemption for those who do not follow the commandments or do not follow Jesus.

63 posted on 02/22/2015 8:07:08 PM PST by Ken H (What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
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