He was using hyperbole to illustrate that just as a literal camel cannot go through the eye of an actual sewing needle, it is impossible for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom if he continues to cling to his riches and does not put Jehovah first in his life. ​ — Luke 13: 24; 1 Timothy 6: 17 - 19.
ישוע אמר זאת מייד לאחר שנכבד צעיר עשיר דחה את הזכות הנאדרת ללכת אחריו (‏ לוקס י ” ח: ​ 18 – 24‏).