God & Savior

Mark 10:27

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
Mark 10:27
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Study notes

Jesus says that saving people is impossible for man, but not for God, for all things are possible with God.

Explanation

Jesus has said that it is hard for the rich to enter God's kingdom (10:23-25). The amazed disciples ask, "Who then can be saved?" Jesus answers that salvation is God's work.

Original language
  • ἐμβλέψας (emblepsas): to look into/upon
    Greek · Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G1689 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Having looked at them.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Mark 10:27, word 1

  • ἀδύνατον (adunaton): unable
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · Strong's G0102 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Impossible.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Mark 10:27, word 8

  • θεῷ· (theō): God
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2316 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    God.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Mark 10:27, word 12

  • δυνατὰ (dunata): able
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · Strong's G1415 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Possible.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Mark 10:27, word 15

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Original language (Greek)

ἐμβλέψας αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει· παρὰ ἀνθρώποις ἀδύνατον ἀλλ᾽ οὐ παρὰ θεῷ· πάντα γὰρ δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ.

  1. ἐμβλέψαςemblepsas“Having looked”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐμβλέπω · “to look into/upon” · Strong's G1689
  2. αὐτοῖςautois“on them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. λέγει·legei“says;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  6. παρὰpara“With”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  7. ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois“men”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  8. ἀδύνατονadunaton“[it is] impossible”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀδύνατος · “unable” · Strong's G0102
  9. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. οὐou“not [is impossible]”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. παρὰpara“with”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  12. θεῷ·theō“God;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  13. πάνταpanta“all things”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  14. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  15. δυνατὰdunata“[are] possible”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from δυνατός · “able” · Strong's G1415
  16. παρὰpara“with”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  17. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. θεῷ.theō“God.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)