They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”
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They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”
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And they were astonnyed out of measure sayinge betwene them selves: who then can be saved?
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And they were much more astonied, saying with themselues, Who then can be saued?
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to Mark 10:26 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 16:31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Mark 6:51 He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;
- Mark 7:37 They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!”
- Romans 10:9-13 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.
- Luke 13:23 One said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” He said to them,
- Luke 18:26 Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying…
26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
Ver. 26. {See Trapp on "Mat 19:25"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then Peter began to say unto him,.... only observing…
Then Peter began to say unto him,.... only observing that Christ promised treasure in heaven to the young man, provided he sold all that he had, and gave it to the poor; but being, in some measure, freed from that surprise and astonishment, which had seized him, and his fellow disciples, at the representation of the difficulty of a rich man's entering into the kingdom of God, by the last words; and taking heart from thence, began to take notice of the following case, as an instance and illustration of what Christ had said; for that same power, which had caused them to quit all their worldly substance for Christ, though it was but small, could also work a like effect upon the heart of a man ever so rich:
lo! we have left all, and have followed thee: in Matthew it is added, "what shall we have therefore?" See Gill on Mat 19:27.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And they were astonished exceedingly (perisswv exeplhssonto). saying among…
And they were astonished exceedingly (perisswv exeplhssonto). saying among themselves according to the best reading the words are, saying unto him (pron)Then who can be saved?
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain Jesus explains:
Jesus explains:
v. 26. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who, then, can be saved?
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v. 27. And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.
The disciples, by this time, were almost gasping with perturbation, with very excessive astonishment, saying one to another: Why, who, in that case, can be saved? It was the strongest expression as to man’s utter inability to work out his own salvation that they had ever heard. They naturally must draw the conclusion. But Jesus gives them the explanation. Regeneration, conversion, faith is, in every case, a miracle of the grace of God. He is able to do what seems impossible before men. Through His Word He can change hearts of stone into hearts of flesh, children of Satan into His own dear children, heirs of damnation into heirs of heaven. Through His power, exerted through His means of grace, He is able also to tear the hearts away from the love of earthly things and let them rest in full satisfaction and complete contentment in their Savior.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They were
They were
"The disciples were"
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Then who can be saved?
This can be written as a statement. AT: "If that is so, then no one will be saved!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
With people it is impossible, but not with God
The understood information may be supplied. AT: "It is impossible for people to save themselves, but God can save them" (See: Ellipsis)
Look, we have left everything and have followed you
Here the word "Look" is used to draw attention to the words that come next. Similar emphasis can be expressed in other ways. AT: "We have left everything and have followed you"
have left everything
"have left everything behind"
translationWords
amazed
save
God
Peter
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:26 The disciples were astounded: It was generally believed…
10:26 The disciples were astounded: It was generally believed that wealth was a sign of God’s blessing that enabled the rich to do good deeds. Accordingly, it was assumed that the rich had an inside track on entering the Kingdom of God. The disciples’ question was natural, given this understanding. God’s assessment was the opposite of their conventional wisdom.
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