Mark 10:17 (GNV)

Passage

And when hee was gone out on the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I doe, that I may possesse eternall life?

Nearby Context

Mark 10:15 Verely I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall not receiue the kingdome of God as a litle childe, he shall not enter therein.

Mark 10:16 And he tooke them vp in his armes, and put his hands vpon them, and blessed them.

Mark 10:17 And when hee was gone out on the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I doe, that I may possesse eternall life?

Mark 10:18 Iesus sayde to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, euen God.

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steale. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse. Thou shalt hurt no man. Honour thy father and mother.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gone", "came", "running", "kneeled", "asked", "good", "master", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gone" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And he tooke them vp in his..." into verse 18's "Iesus sayde to him Why callest thou...", so "gone" and "came" 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 "gone" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.