Mark 10:29 (DBY)

Passage

Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

Nearby Context

Mark 10:27 But Jesus looking on them says, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

Mark 10:28 Peter began to say to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee.

Mark 10:29 Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

Mark 10:30 that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time: houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the coming age life eternal.

Mark 10:31 But many first shall be last, and the last first.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "said", "verily", "left", "house", "brethren", and "sisters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Peter began to say to him Behold..." into verse 30's "that shall not receive a hundredfold now...", so "jesus" and "answering" 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 "jesus" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.