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Jesus is Fundamentally Socialist (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (11 children)

Here's another one:

23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 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.”

Matthew 19:23-24

~~The "eye of a needle" referenced here was a small opening in the city walls meant to reduce traffic for security. A camel piled up with goods would would have a difficult time passing through it.~~

For full context, check out Matthew 19:16-28: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019&version=NIV

Edit: as others have pointed out, there isn't any good evidence about the "eye of a needle" metaphor. I heard this from my pastor at church when I was a kid and it sounds like he was mistaken. I wonder what else he got wrong...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Evil Trump: I'm poor. I'm so poor that I've been on unemployment benefits for several years

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