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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That would actually make more sense as the concepts are similar enough, instead of thread its rope as opposed to thread vs a riding/pack animal lol

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That would actually make more sense

It doesn't and it isn't. The whole point of the parable is to say that it's impossible for a rich person to go to heaven.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 7 months ago

It's still impossible to get a rope through the eye of a needle unless a rope and a thread can be used interchangeably. I'm not much of a language expert to say for sure lol