Mark 10:21

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ἠγάπησεν αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἕν σοί ὑστερεῖ: ὕπαγε, ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον, καὶ δὸς τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ: καὶ δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι. Ἄρας τὸν σταυρόν,

Transliteration

Then the Iēsous emblepsas him ēgapēsen him, and eipen to him, One thing soi hysterei: hypage, whatever you echeis pōlēson, and dos to the ptōchois, and you shall hexeis thēsauron in ouranō: and deuro, akolouthei me. Aras the stauron,

Grammar Details

• *Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus [proper name]
• *emblepsas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having looked at
• *ēgapēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - loved
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *soi*: dative singular - to you
• *hysterei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - lacks/is wanting
• *hypage*: present active imperative, 2nd singular - go/depart
• *echeis*: present active indicative, 2nd singular - you have
• *pōlēson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - sell
• *dos*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - give
• *ptōchois*: dative masculine plural - poor/destitute
• *hexeis*: future active indicative, 2nd singular - you will have
• *thēsauron*: accusative masculine singular - treasure
• *ouranō*: dative masculine singular - heaven
• *deuro*: adverb/interjection - here/come
• *akolouthei*: present active imperative, 2nd singular - follow
• *Aras*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having taken up
• *stauron*: accusative masculine singular - cross

Word Meanings

• *emblepsas*: having looked at/having gazed at/having looked intently at
• *ēgapēsen*: loved/felt love for/had affection for
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *hysterei*: lacks/is wanting/is missing/is deficient in
• *hypage*: go/depart/go away
• *echeis*: have/possess/own
• *pōlēson*: sell/dispose of by selling
• *dos*: give/grant
• *ptōchois*: poor/destitute/beggars
• *hexeis*: will have/will possess
• *thēsauron*: treasure/stored wealth
• *ouranō*: heaven/sky
• *deuro*: come here/come/come now
• *akolouthei*: follow/accompany/come after
• *Aras*: having taken up/having lifted
• *stauron*: cross/stake

Referenced Verses

• Acts 2:45 : 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
• Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
• Luke 16:9 : 9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
• Matt 6:19-21 : 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
• Matt 19:21 : 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
• 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
• 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
• Heb 10:34 : 34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
• Jas 2:10 : 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
• 1 Pet 1:4-5 : 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Rev 2:4 : 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
• Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast the them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock befo the childn of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
• Rev 2:20 : 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou suffest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
• Mark 8:34 : 34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Luke 9:23 : 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
• Luke 10:42 : 42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
• Matt 13:44-46 : 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
• Matt 16:24 : 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Luke 18:22 : 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
• Luke 19:41 : 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
• John 12:26 : 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
• John 16:33 : 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• Acts 4:34-37 : 34 Neither was there any among them that lked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man cording as he had need. 36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, 37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
• Rom 8:17-18 : 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
• 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
• Gen 34:19 : 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
• Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
• Isa 63:8-9 : 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.