Mark 10:1 (ASV)

Passage

And he arose from thence and cometh into the borders of Judaea and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:1 And he arose from thence and cometh into the borders of Judaea and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

Mark 10:2 And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him.

Mark 10:3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arose", "thence", "cometh", "borders", "judaea", "beyond", "jordan", and "multitudes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "arose" and "thence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And there came unto him Pharisees and...", so "arose" and "thence" should be read forward into that movement. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "arose" and "thence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.