# Mark 10.17-22 **Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. 16. And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. > > **17. And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18. And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God. 19. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother. 20. And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth. 21. And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 22. But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions.** > > 23. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24. And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! (Mark 10:15-24, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 15. Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.” 16. He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them. > > **17. As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” 18. Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, God. 19. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’” 20. He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.” 21. Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.” 22. But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.** > > 23. Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!” 24. The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom! (Mark 10:15-24, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 16. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. > > **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? 18. And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 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. 20. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 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. 22. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.** > > 23. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24. And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! (Mark 10:15-24, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child, he may not enter into it;' 16. and having taken them in his arms, having put [his] hands upon them, he was blessing them. > > **17. And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, 'Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?' 18. And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One, God; 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.' 20. And he answering said to him, 'Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.' 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.' 22. And he, gloomy at the word, went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.** > > 23. And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, 'How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!' 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 10:15-24, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [An Omnipotent God Has No Moral Middle Ground](/codex/an-omnipotent-god-has-no-moral-middle-ground/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) - [Aquinas Five Ways](/codex/aquinas-five-ways/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) - [Fourth Way - Degrees of Perfection](/codex/fourth-way-degrees-of-perfection/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) - [Jesus Said Only God Is Good Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-said-only-god-is-good-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/), [Mark 10.21](/codex/mark-10-21/) - [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) **Concepts:** - [A Quick-Glance Guide to Aquinas Five Ways](/codex/a-quick-glance-guide-to-aquinas-five-ways/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) - [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) - [Doctrine](/codex/doctrine/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 10](/codex/mark-10/) - [Psychology of Lowered Defenses](/codex/psychology-of-lowered-defenses/) **People:** - [Clement of Alexandria](/codex/clement-of-alexandria/), via [Mark 10.17-31](/codex/mark-10-17-31/) **Lexicon:** - [H2896 - tov](/codex/h2896-tov/), via [Mark 10.18](/codex/mark-10-18/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.