[Armchair QB]

I thought it was a rich man, not sinner

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It was a rich man in the verse your referring to. However, most scholars believe the eye of needle mentioned in the verse was a small gate in the outer wall of the city's of those days rather than a sewing needle we think of today.
The main gates of the city were closed at night for protection. There was a smaller gate that travelers could enter at night if permitted. The gate was believed to be so small camels would have to crawl on there knees to enter. So it is not impossible for a rich man to make it to heaven, just harder.