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Mark 10:26 Explained in Context
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Verse 26. 26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
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Quick Meaning
This verse develops the unit at Mark 10:26 in “Jesus Exposes Wealth's Grip and Promises a New Family”: “And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved”.
Read It With
- Mark 10:17-31
Read Mark 10:26 with 10:17-31. This verse develops the unit at Mark 10:26 in “Jesus Exposes Wealth's Grip and Promises a New Family”: “And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: A wealthy man asks about eternal life; Jesus loves him, names his possessions as the obstacle, warns how hard riches make kingdom entry, and promises a persecuted hundredfold community to those who leave for the gospel.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This verse develops the unit at Mark 10:26 in “Jesus Exposes Wealth's Grip and Promises a New Family”: “And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved”. This specific contribution advances Mark 10:17-31 toward its narrated or taught result.
What Remains True
Jesus lovingly exposes possessions as a barrier to following and promises a new community amid persecution, not private prosperity. At Mark 10:26, develops the unit at Mark 10:26 in “Jesus Exposes Wealth's Grip and Promises a New Family”: “And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved”.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Mark 10:26, hold wealth loosely, meet real need, protect dependents, and examine whether possessions prevent costly obedience. This verse contributes to that response because it develops the unit at Mark 10:26 in “Jesus Exposes Wealth's Grip and Promises a New Family”: “And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved”.
Continue in Context
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Read Mark 10:17-31 — Jesus Exposes Wealth's Grip and Promises a New FamilySources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Mark 10:17-31, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and material variants checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Mark.txt, 10:17-31
Open the Mark Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Mark with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, older-English clarification, variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Mark PDF, printed pp. 1868–1901, 10:17-31 and attached translator/textual notes
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