Yes, I tell you that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
Can a person from Cush change the color of his skin? Can a leopard change his spots? In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good, because you are accustomed to doing evil.
When Jesus’ followers heard this, they were very surprised and asked, “Then who can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said, “For people this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”
You guide the people, but you are blind! You are like a person who picks a fly out of a drink and then swallows a camel!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot be in God’s kingdom.”
But Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born from water and the Spirit, you cannot enter God’s kingdom.
You try to get praise from each other, but you do not try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?