Mark 10:27 (WEB)

Passage

Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men 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 a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

Mark 10:26 They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”

Mark 10:27 Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”

Mark 10:28 Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”

Mark 10:29 Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "They were exceedingly astonished saying to him..." into verse 28's "Peter began to tell him Behold we...", so "all things" and "jesus" 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 "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.