Luke 18:21 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²¹And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

Luke 18:21 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Philippians 3:6
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Romans 10:2-3
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. …
Matthew 19:20-21
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? …
Mark 10:20-21
And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. …
Luke 15:7
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 18-30)

In these verses we have, I. Christ’s discourse with a ruler, that had a good mind to be directed by him in the way to heaven. In which we may observe, 1. It is a blessed sight to see persons of distinction in the world distinguish themselves from others of their rank by their concern about their souls and another life. Luke takes notice of it that he was a ruler. Few of the rulers had any esteem f…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 21)

21. All these, &c.--“what lack I yet?” adds Matthew (Mt 19:20). Ah! this gives us a glimpse of his heart. Doubtless he was perfectly sincere; but something within whispered to him that his keeping of the commandments was too easy a way of getting to heaven. He felt something beyond this to be necessary; after keeping all the commandments he was at a loss to know what that could be; and he came to…