# camel through the eye of a needle

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.

## Etymology
With reference to the New Testament, Mark 10.25, Mat. 19.24 and Luke 18.25. See the Citations page for those texts.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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