Matthew 19:24
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.
Cross-references
Matthew 19:26 immediately follows, declaring that with God all things are possible — answering the impossibility of salvation for the rich.
Mark 10:25 records the identical saying about the camel and needle — a synoptic parallel reinforcing the same teaching on wealth.
Mark 10:25 records the identical saying about the camel and needle, reinforcing Jesus' warning on riches and the kingdom.
Luke 18:25 preserves the same proverb, showing it as a core teaching in all Synoptic Gospels.
Acts 14:22 explicitly states that entering the kingdom requires many hardships — reinforcing the difficulty Jesus highlights with wealth.
Deuteronomy 17:17 forbids kings from accumulating silver and gold, linking wealth to spiritual danger — similar to Jesus' warning.
James 5:1 warns rich people of coming misery — echoing the difficulty of salvation for the rich in this verse.