And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast--sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'
Mark 10:19 the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'
Mark 10:20 And he answering said to him, `Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'
Mark 10:21 And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast--sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'
Mark 10:22 And he--gloomy at the word--went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.
Mark 10:23 And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'
The verse centers on "jesus", "having", "looked", "upon", "love", "said", "thou", and "dost". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And he answering said to him Teacher..." into verse 22's "And he--gloomy at the word--went away sorrowing...", so "jesus" and "having" 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 "jesus" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.