Mark 10:27

Mark 10:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus looked at them and said, "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”

Context of Mark 10:27

25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26And they were even more astonished, and said to Him, “Then who can be saved?” Looking at them, Jesus said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” 28Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and have followed You.” 29Jesus 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,

Mark 10:27 word by word

ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει· παρὰ ἀνθρώποις ἀδύνατον ἀλλ᾽ οὐ παρὰ θεῷ· πάντα γὰρ δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ.¶Read the interlinear

• Lookingἐμβλέπωemblepō · to look into/uponG1689
• them, JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• With peopleἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• it is impossibleἀδύνατοςadunatos · unableG102
• but not with Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• for allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• are possibleδυνατόςdunatos · ableG1415

Cross-references for Mark 10:27

• Genesis 18:13But the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I actually give birth to a child, when I am so old?’
• Numbers 11:21But Moses said, “The people, among whom I am included, are six hundred thousand on foot! Yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, so that they may eat for a whole month.’
• 2 Kings 7:2The royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning responded to the man of God and said, “Even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” Then he said, “Behold, you are going to see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it.”
• Zechariah 8:6The Lord of armies says this: ‘If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of armies.
• Matthew 19:26And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
• Luke 18:27But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”
• Job 42:2“I know that You can do all things, And that no plan is impossible for You.
• Jeremiah 32:17‘Oh, Lord God! Behold, You Yourself have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,
• Luke 1:37For nothing will be impossible with God.”
• Philippians 3:21who will transform the body of our lowly condition into conformity with His glorious body, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is also able to save forever those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
• Hebrews 11:19He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

Commentaries on Mark 10:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 19:16-30. Mark 10:17 Gone forth - From the place where he had been teaching. Into the way - Into the road or path on his journey. Running - Thus showing the intensity with which he desired to know the way of life. Zeal to know the way to be saved is proper, nor is it possible that it should be too intense if well directed. Nothing else is so important, and nothing demands, therefore, so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 Christ took this occasion to speak to his disciples about the difficulty of the salvation of those who have abundance of this world. Those who thus eagerly seek the wealth of the world, will never rightly prize Christ and his grace. Also, as to the greatness of the salvation of those who have but little of this world, and leave it for Christ. The greatest trial of a good man's constancy is, when love to Jesus calls him to give up love to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27People usually interpret this verse in one of two ways: Although salvation by one’s own effort is impossible, by God’s grace people can be saved through faith (see Ephesians 2:8–10). God can give an unusual grace that enables people to overcome their sinful love of riches and believe. Mark does not explain his understanding.Read the comment

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• Divorce in the New Testament

Commentaries on Mark 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings