Graphic Bible · Scene 24 of 30

A sewing needle lies in the foreground, with a full-sized camel far beyond it, illustrating Jesus’ comparison.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible. Teaching illustration of Jesus’ comparison: an ordinary sewing needle and camel, not a gate or a narrated demonstration.

Matthew 19:24

A Camel and a Needle

Marriage, the Children, and the Rich Young Man · Matthew 19

Story guide: A sewing needle in the foreground and a distant camel illustrate the comparison Jesus gives about entering the kingdom of God.

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24Again I tell 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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