Mark 10:17 (DBY)

Passage

And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to [him], and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Nearby Context

Mark 10:15 Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.

Mark 10:16 And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.

Mark 10:17 And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to [him], and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Mark 10:18 But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, [that is] God.

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "forth", "person", "kneeling", "asked", "good", "teacher", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And having taken them in his arms..." into verse 18's "But Jesus said to him Why callest...", so "went" and "forth" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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