Mark 10:21 (GNV)

Passage

And Iesus looked vpon him, and loued him, and sayde vnto him, One thing is lacking vnto thee. Go and sell all that thou hast, and giue to the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, follow me, and take vp the crosse.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 10:20 Then he answered, and said to him, Master, all these things I haue obserued from my youth.

Mark 10:21 And Iesus looked vpon him, and loued him, and sayde vnto him, One thing is lacking vnto thee. Go and sell all that thou hast, and giue to the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, follow me, and take vp the crosse.

Mark 10:22 But hee was sad at that saying, and went away sorowfull: for he had great possessions.

Mark 10:23 And Iesus looked round about, and sayd vnto his disciples, Howe hardly doe they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iesus", "looked", "vpon", "loued", "sayde", "vnto", and "lacking". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iesus" and "looked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Then he answered and said to him..." into verse 22's "But hee was sad at that saying...", so "iesus" and "looked" 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 "iesus" and "looked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.