Mark 10:17-31
International Standard Version
A Rich Man Comes to Jesus(A)
17 As Jesus[a] was setting out again,[b] a man ran up to him, knelt down in front of him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Nobody is good except for one—God. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Never murder.’[c] ‘Never commit adultery.’[d] ‘Never steal.’[e] ‘Never give false testimony.’[f] ‘Never cheat.’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”[g]
20 The man[h] replied to him, “Teacher, I have obeyed all of these since I was a young man.”
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. Then he told him, “You’re missing one thing. Go and sell everything you own, give the money[i] to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.” 22 Shocked at this statement, the man[j] went away sad, because he had many possessions.
Salvation and Reward(B)
23 Then Jesus looked around and told his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth[k] to get into the kingdom of God! 25 It’s easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.”
26 The disciples[l] were utterly amazed and asked one another,[m] “Then who can be saved?”
27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “For humans it’s impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.”
28 Then Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.” 29 Jesus said, “I tell all of you[n] with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the gospel 30 who will not receive a hundred times as much here in this world—homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields, along with persecution—as well as eternal life in the age to come. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
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- Mark 10:17 Lit. he
- Mark 10:17 Lit. out on a journey
- Mark 10:19 Cf. Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
- Mark 10:19 Cf. Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18
- Mark 10:19 Cf. Exod 20:15; Deut 5:19
- Mark 10:19 Cf. Exod 20:16; Deut 5:20
- Mark 10:19 Cf. Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16
- Mark 10:20 Lit. He
- Mark 10:21 The Gk. lacks the money
- Mark 10:22 Lit. he
- Mark 10:24 Other mss. lack for those who trust in their wealth
- Mark 10:26 Lit. They
- Mark 10:26 Other mss. read to him
- Mark 10:29 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
Mark 10:17-31
Lexham English Bible
A Rich Young Man
17 And as[a] he was setting out on his way, one individual ran up and knelt down before him and[b] asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?” 18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”[c] 20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.” 21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all that you have, and give the proceeds[d] to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.” 22 But he looked gloomy at the statement and[e] went away sorrowful, because he had[f] many possessions.
23 And Jesus looked around and[g] said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for[h] those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!” 24 And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered and[i] said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.” 26 And they were very astounded, saying to one another, “And who can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and[j] said, “With human beings it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” 28 Peter began to say to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you.” 29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel 30 who will not[k] receive a hundred times as much now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
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- Mark 10:17 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was setting out”)
- Mark 10:17 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“ran up” and “knelt down before”) have been translated as finite verbs
- Mark 10:19 A quotation from Exod 20:12–16; Deut 5:16–20, except for “do not defraud” which is an allusion to Deut 24:14
- Mark 10:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Mark 10:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked gloomy”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 10:22 Literally “because he was having”
- Mark 10:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked around”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 10:23 Literally “with difficulty”
- Mark 10:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 10:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked at”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 10:30 Literally “unless he will not”
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