Mark 10:22 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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!

Mark 10:24 And his disciples were afraide at his words. But Iesus answered againe, and sayd vnto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdome of God!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "went", "away", "sorowfull", "great", and "possessions". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And Iesus looked vpon him and loued..." into verse 23's "And Iesus looked round about and sayd...", so "saying" and "went" 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 "saying" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.