Mark 10:22 - Exposition

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.