What does Mark 10:27 mean?

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mark 10:27, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Mark 10:25-29

  1. 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
  2. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
  3. 27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
  4. 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
  5. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

10:27 This verse tends to be interpreted in one of two ways: (1) Although salvation by one’s own effort is impossible, by God’s grace people can be saved through faith (Eph 2:8-10). (2) God can give an unusual grace that enables people to overcome their sinful love of riches and believe. Mark does not explain his understanding.

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About the book of Mark

Author
anonymous; early tradition credits John Mark, who heard Peter
When
c. AD 55 to 70
Period
Vida de Jesus, c. 5 a.C. a 33 d.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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