Mark 10:19 (KJV)

Passage

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

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

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Mark 10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "knowest", "commandments", "commit", "adultery", "kill", "steal", and "bear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "knowest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And Jesus said unto him Why callest..." into verse 20's "And he answered and said unto him...", so "thou" and "knowest" 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 "thou" and "knowest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.