Mark 10:27 (LSB)

Passage

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

Nearby Context

Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Mark 10:26 And they were even more astonished, saying to Him, “Then who can be saved?”

Mark 10:27 Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people 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 everything and followed You.”

Mark 10:29 Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "looking", "jesus", "said", "people", and "impossible". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "looking", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And they were even more astonished saying..." into verse 28's "Peter began to say to Him Behold...", so "all things" and "looking" 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 "all things" and "looking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.