The Meaning of Mark 10:28 Explained

Mark 10:28

KJV: Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

YLT: And Peter began to say to him, 'Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.'

Darby: Peter began to say to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee.

ASV: Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then  Peter  began  to say  unto him,  Lo,  we  have left  all,  and  have followed  thee. 

What does Mark 10:28 Mean?

Study Notes

Then Peter
Cf. See note 2, Matthew 19:27-30
judging
Disclosing how the promise Isaiah 1:26 will be fulfilled when the kingdom is set up. The kingdom will be administered over Israel through the apostles, according to the ancient theocratic judgeship. Judges 2:18 .
regeneration
(Greek - ἀπόλλυμι = "re-creation," "making new)." The word occurs once again in Titus 3:5 . There it refers to the new birth or a believing person; here to the re-creation of the social order, and renewal of the earth; Isaiah 11:6-9 ; Romans 8:19-23 when the kingdom shall come. (See "Kingdom (O.T.),"
(See Scofield " Zechariah 12:8 ") See Scofield " 1 Corinthians 15:24 "
judging
Disclosing how the promise Isaiah 1:26 will be fulfilled when the kingdom is set up. The kingdom will be administered over Israel through the apostles, according to the ancient theocratic judgeship. Judges 2:18 .

Verse Meaning

Peter, speaking for the other disciples, was still thinking in physical rather than spiritual terms. He turned the conversation back to the subject of giving up all to follow Jesus ( Mark 10:22). The rich young ruler had refused to forsake all and follow Jesus, but the disciples had done just that. "We" is emphatic in the Greek text. Mark did not record the rest of Peter"s statement: "What then will there be for us?" ( Matthew 19:27). Mark did not need to. The implication is clear enough from Peter"s statement without his question.

Context Summary

Mark 10:23-52 - True Riches And Real Greatness
Wealth brings many temptations. It is not said that rich men cannot get through the gate, but they will have to stoop very low and be stripped of the love of wealth, though not necessarily of wealth itself. In Christ's kingdom to give all is to get all. The surrendered life needs no pity, for what it loses on the material side is more than compensated by its enormous spiritual gains, Mark 10:30-31. Perhaps the request of the two brethren was dictated rather by the desire to be near the Master than by ambition; but in any case there is only one price to be paid. We must know the fellowship of His sufferings, if we are to share His glory, 2 Timothy 2:11, etc. It is easy to say, "We are able;" but had they not experienced the day of Pentecost, these two aspirants had certainly failed, Philippians 4:13. If you are not called to suffer with Him, then serve. Service like Christ's will bring you near His throne, as will also a share in His suffering. With us as with Bartimaeus, obstacles and difficulties should not daunt, but rather incite to more eager prayers. Christ is ever saying to men-Courage! Only faith could make a blind man cast away his garment, but he knew that he would be able to find it again with the sight that Jesus would certainly bestow. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 10

1  Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;
13  blesses the children that are brought unto him;
17  resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;
23  tells his disciples of the danger of riches;
28  promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;
32  foretells his death and resurrection;
35  bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;
46  and restores to Bartimaeus his sight

Greek Commentary for Mark 10:28

Peter began to say [ηρχατο λεγειν ο Πετρος]
It was hard for Peter to hold in till now. Matthew 19:27 says that “Peter answered” as if the remark was addressed to him in particular. At any rate Peter reminds Jesus of what they had left to follow him, four of them that day by the sea (Mark 1:20; Matthew 4:22; Luke 5:11). It was to claim obedience to this high ideal on their part in contrast with the conduct of the rich young ruler. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 10:28 mean?

Began to say - Peter to Him Behold we have left all and followed You
Ἤρξατο λέγειν Πέτρος αὐτῷ Ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήκαμέν σοι

Ἤρξατο  Began 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἄρχω  
Sense: to be the first to do (anything), to begin.
λέγειν  to  say 
Parse: Verb, Present Infinitive Active
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Πέτρος  Peter 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Πέτρος  
Sense: one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
αὐτῷ  to  Him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
Ἰδοὺ  Behold 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular
Root: ἰδού  
Sense: behold, see, lo.
ἀφήκαμεν  have  left 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 1st Person Plural
Root: ἀφίημι 
Sense: to send away.
ἠκολουθήκαμέν  followed 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Plural
Root: ἀκολουθέω  
Sense: to follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him.