Mark 10:26

George Lamsa Translation

But they were the more surprised, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They were even more astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved?”

King James Version (1611)
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselues, Who then can be saued?

King James Version
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

English Standard Version
And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

New American Standard Bible
And they were even more astonished, and said to Him, "Then who can be saved?"

New Century Version
The followers were even more surprised and said to each other, "Then who can be saved?"

Amplified Bible
They were completely and utterly astonished, and said to Him, "Then who can be saved [from the wrath of God]?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They were even more astonished and said to Him, "Then who can be saved?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And they were even more astonished, saying to Him, "Then who can be saved?"

Berean Standard Bible
They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Who then can be saved?"

Contemporary English Version
Jesus' disciples were even more amazed. They asked each other, "How can anyone ever be saved?"

Complete Jewish Bible
They were utterly amazed and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

Darby Translation
And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to one another, And who can be saved?

Easy-to-Read Version
The followers were even more amazed and said to each other, "Then who can be saved?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they were much more astonied, saying with themselues, Who then can be saued?

Good News Translation
At this the disciples were completely amazed and asked one another, "Who, then, can be saved?"

Lexham English Bible
And they were very astounded, saying to one another, "And who can be saved?"

Literal Translation
And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to themselves, And who is able to be saved?

American Standard Version
And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved?

Bible in Basic English
And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?

Hebrew Names Version
They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, "Then who can be saved?"

International Standard Version
They were utterly amazed and said to one another,to him">[fn] "Then who can be saved?"

Etheridge Translation
And they were the more astonished, and said among themselves, Who can be saved ?

Murdock Translation
And they wondered the more, and said among themselves: Who can obtain life !

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they were astonyed out of measure, saying betwene them selues: who then can be saued?

English Revised Version
And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved?

World English Bible
They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, "Then who can be saved?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they were astonished out of measure, saying to each other, Who then can be saved?

Weymouth's New Testament
They were astonished beyond measure, and said to one another, "Who then *can* be saved?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei wondriden more, and seiden among hem silf, And who may be sauyd?

Update Bible Version
And they were astonished exceedingly, saying to themselves, Then who can be saved?

Webster's Bible Translation
And they were astonished beyond measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

New English Translation
They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

New King James Version
And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, "Who then can be saved?"

New Living Translation
The disciples were astounded. "Then who in the world can be saved?" they asked.

New Life Bible
They were very surprised and wondered, saying to themselves, "Then who can be saved from the punishment of sin?"

New Revised Standard
They were greatly astounded and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, were being exceedingly struck with astonishment, saying unto him - Who, then, can, be saved?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved?

Revised Standard Version
And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they were astonnyed out of measure sayinge betwene them selves: who then can be saved?

Young's Literal Translation
And they were astonished beyond measure, saying unto themselves, `And who is able to be saved?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yet were they astonnyed ye more, and sayde amonge the selues: Who can the be saued?

Mace New Testament (1729)
at this they were more amazed than before, and said to one another, how then can such a man be saved?

THE MESSAGE
That set the disciples back on their heels. "Then who has any chance at all?" they asked.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They all started talking at once, but the questions were the same. "Then who can fit through?"

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ While he was on the way, a man came ran up and fell on his knees and he asked him, saying, O good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit life eternal? ¹⁸ Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is no one who is good, except the one God. ¹⁹ You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not murder, Do not bear false witness, Do not oppress, Honor your father and mother. ²⁰ But he answered and said to him, Teacher, all of these I have obeyed from my boyhood. ²¹ Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, You lack one thing; go, sell everything you have, and give it to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and take up your cross and follow me. ²² But he felt sad because of this saying, and he went away depressed; for he had great wealth. ²³ Then Jesus looked at his disciples and said to them, How hard it is for those who have wealth, to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴ But the disciples were surprised at his words. And Jesus answered again and said to them, My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth, to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a rope to enter through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶ But they were the more surprised, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

out: Mark 6:51, Mark 7:37, 2 Corinthians 11:23

Who: Luke 13:23, Luke 18:26, Acts 16:31, Romans 10:9-13

Reciprocal: Isaiah 52:14 - many

Cross-References

Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham, after their families and their languages, in their lands and in their nations.

Genesis 10:28
Obal, Abimael, and Sheba,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they were astonished out of measure,.... They were still more amazed, their surprise increased exceedingly upon our Lord's using the above comparison; which, in their apprehension, showed, that it was utterly impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God; and they expressed their astonishment,

saying, among themselves, who then can be saved? in the Messiah's kingdom, if rich men are not? :-. The Persic version renders it, "how can this man be saved?" as if the words had a particular respect to the young man, that had great possessions, and was gone away sorrowful.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 much effort and haste.

Mark 10:19

Defraud not - Do not take away your neighbor’s property by fraud or dishonesty. To “cheat” or “defraud,” supposes a covetous desire of a neighbor’s property, and is usually attended with “falsehood” or “false witness” against a neighbor in obtaining it. It is thus a violation of the ninth and tenth commandments; and our Saviour very properly, therefore, “condensed the two,” and expressed their substance in this - not to defraud. It is, besides, expressly forbidden in Leviticus 19:13; “Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor.”

Mark 10:21

Jesus beholding him, loved him - What occurred afterward showed that the young man did not love the Saviour, or was not a true disciple; so that this expression denotes simply natural affection, or means that Jesus was pleased with his amiableness, his morality, and his “external” regard for the law of God. At the same time, this was entirely consistent with deep sorrow that he would not give his heart to God, and with deep abhorrence of such a love of the world as to blind the mind to the beauty of true religion, and to lead to the rejection of the Messiah and the destruction of the soul.

One thing thou lackest - When the young man came to Jesus he asked him, “What lack I yet?” Matthew 19:20. This “question” Mark has omitted, but he has retained the “answer.” The answer means, there is “one thing” yet wanting. Though all that you have said should be “true,” yet, to make the system complete, or to show that you “really” are disposed to keep the commands of God, go and sell your property. See whether you love “God” more than you do your “wealth.” By doing that you will show that your love of God is supreme; that your obedience is not merely “external” and “formal,” but “sincere” and “real;” the thing now “lacking” will be made up.

Mark 10:24

Children - An expression of affection, perhaps also implying a reproof that their slowness of understanding was like that of children. When they should have seen at once the truth of what he said, they were slow to learn it. It became necessary, therefore, to “repeat” what he had said.

How hard - With how much difficulty.

Mark 10:26

Out of measure - Very much, or exceedingly. The Greek means no more than this.

Mark 10:30

An hundred-fold - One hundred times as much.

In this time - In this life. In the time that he forsakes all.

Houses ... - This cannot be taken literally, as promising a hundred times as many “mothers, sisters,” etc. It means, evidently, that the loss shall be a hundred times “compensated” or made up; or that, in the possession of religion, we have a hundred times the “value” of all we forsake. This consists in the pardon of sin, in the favor of God, in peace of conscience, in support in trials and in death, and in raising up “friends” in the place of those who are left - “spiritual brethren, and sisters, and mothers,” etc. And this corresponds to the experience of all who ever became Christians. At the same time. it is true that godliness is profitable “for all things,” having the promise of the life that is, as well as of that which is to come. See the notes at 1 Timothy 4:8. “The favor of God” is the security for every blessing. Obedience to his law secures industry, temperance, chastity, economy, prudence, health, and the confidence of the world - all indispensable to success in life, and all connected. commonly, with success. Though the wicked “sometimes” prosper, yet the “surest” way of prosperity is to fear God and keep his commandments. Thus will all “needed” blessings descend on us “here,” and “eternal” blessings hereafter.

With persecutions - Persecutions, or the contempt of the world, and bodily sufferings on account of their religion, they “must” meet. Jesus did not conceal this; but he consoled them. He assured them that “amid” these, or perhaps it should be rendered “after” these, they should find friends and comfort. It is well to bear trial if “God” be our Friend. With the promises of the Bible in our hand, we may hail persecutions, and thank God that, amid so many sorrows, he has furnished such abundant consolations.