Mark 10:27 (WEB)
Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“For all things are possible to God.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 26. Mark x. 27
Read the whole comment“Eran.—We have learnt that all things are possible with God.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 26; Mark x. 27
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Augustine of Hippo
“Mark has followed the same order here as Matthew.” — editor's note: Mark x. 13–31.
Read the whole commentChapter VII.—Of the Fact that from This Point on to the Lord’s Supper, with Which Act the Discussion of All the Narratives of the Four Evangelists Conjointly Commenced, No Question Calling for Special Examination is…
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Jerome
“But that what is impossible with men is possible with God we are taught by the counsel of the apostle who thus writes to Timothy:—“charge them that are rich in this world that they be not highminded, nor trust in…” — editor's note: Mark x. 27.
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Tertullian
“That rich man did go his way who had not “received” the precept of dividing his substance to the needy, and was abandoned by the Lord to his own opinion.” — editor's note: See Matt. xix. 16–26; Mark x. 17–27; Luke xviii. 18–27.
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Clement of Alexandria
“But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.”” — editor's note: Mark x. 17–31. Clement does not give always Mark’s ipsissima verba.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- BedeCatena Aurea on Mark
A certain man had heard from the Lord that only they who are willing to be like little children are worthy to enter into the kingdom of heaven, and therefore he desires to have explained to him, not in parables, but…
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I wonder at this young man, who when all others come to Christ to be healed of their infirmities, begs of Him the possession of everlasting life, notwithstanding his love of money, the malignant passion which…
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Because however he had come to Christ as he would to a man, and to one of the Jewish doctors, Christ answered him as Man. Wherefore it goes on: “And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good…
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But by this one God, Who is good, we must not only understand the Father, but also the Son, who says, “I am the good Shepherd;” [John 10:11] and also the Holy Ghost, because it is said, “The Father which is in heaven…
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Therefore the Lord intended by these words to raise the mind of the young man, so that he might know Him to be God. But He also implies another thing by these words, that when you have to converse with a man, you…
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But observe that the righteousness of the law, when kept in its own time, conferred not only earthly goods, but also eternal life on those who chose it. Wherefore the Lord’s answer to one who enquires concerning…
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For in that He loved, or kissed him [ed. note: osculaius, interpretation in Ed. Ben. (?)], He appears to affirm the truth of his profession, in saying that he had fulfilled all those things; for on applying His mind…
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It is worthy of enquiry, however, how He loved a man, who, He knew, would not follow Him? But this is so much as to say, that since he was worthy of love in the first instance, because he observed the things of the…
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For God loves those who keep the commandments of the law, though they be inferior; nevertheless, He shews to those who would be perfect the deficiency of the law, for He came not to destroy the law, but to fulfil it.…
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Well too did He say, not eternal life, but “treasure”, saying, “And thou shalt have treasure in heaven”; for since the question was concerning wealth, and the renouncing of all things, He shews that He returns more…
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But because there are many poor who are not humble, but are drunkards or have some other vice, for this reason He says, “And come, follow me.”
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For he follows the Lord, who imitates Him, and walks in His footsteps. It goes on: “And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved.
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And the Evangelist adds the cause of his grief, saying, “For he had great possession.” The feelings of those who have little and those who have much are not the same, for the increase of acquired wealth lights up a…
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He says not here, that riches are bad, but that those are bad who only have them to watch them carefully; for He teaches us not to have them, that is, not to keep or preserve them, but to use them in necessary things.
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But the Lord said this to His disciples, who were poor and possessed nothing, in order to teach them not to blush at their poverty, and as it were to make an excuse to them, and given them a reason, why He had not…
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But there is a great difference between having riches, and loving them; wherefore also Solomon says not, He that hath silver, but, “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver.” [Eccles 5:10] Therefore…
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Or else, after saying, “difficult,” He then shews that it is impossible, and that not simply, but with a certain vehemence; and He shews this by an example, saying, “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye…
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It may be that by camel, we should understand the animal itself, or else that thick cable, which is used for large vessels.
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How then could either in the Gospel, Matthew and Joseph, or in the Old Testament, very many rich persons, enter into the kingdom of God, unless it be that they learned through the inspiration of God either to count…
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And the reason why He says that this is the work of God is, that He may shew that he who is put into this path by God, has much need of grace; from which it is proved, that great is the reward of those rich men, who…
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Or we must understand that by, “with men it is impossible, but not with God,” He means, that when we listen to God, it becomes possible, but as long as we keep our human notions, it is impossible. There follows, “For…
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Bede on Mark 10:17–27 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Mark 10:17–27 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Mark 10:17–27 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Mark 10:17–27 (4) (Catena Aurea).