Mark 10:20 (DRB)

Passage

But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy father and mother.

Mark 10:20 But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth.

Mark 10:21 And Jesus, looking on him, loved him and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee. Go, sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor: and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

Mark 10:22 Who being struck sad at that saying, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answering", "said", "master", "things", "observed", and "youth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answering" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Thou knowest the commandments Do not commit..." into verse 21's "And Jesus looking on him loved him...", so "answering" and "said" 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 "answering" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.