But his countenance fell at the saying ( ὁ δὲ στυγνάσας ἐπὶ τῳ λόγῳ). The same word is used in St. Matthew (Matthew 16:3) for a "lowering," "frowning sky" ( οὐρανὸς στυγνάζων). And he went away sorrowful ( ἀπῆλθε λυπούμενος)—literally, for he was one that had ( ἦν γὰρ ἔχων)—great possessions.
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Mark 10:22
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