Mark 10:23 (YLT)

Passage

And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

Nearby Context

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!'

Mark 10:24 And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "having", "looked", "round", "saith", "disciples", "hardly", and "shall". 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 22's "And he--gloomy at the word--went away sorrowing..." into verse 24's "And the disciples were astonished at his...", 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.