17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
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And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? …
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? …
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. …
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-31)I. Here is a hopeful meeting between Christ and a young man ; such he is said to be ( Matt. 19:20 , 22 ), and a ruler (Luke 18:18), a person of quality. Some circumstances here are, which we had not in Matthew, which makes his address to Christ very promising. 1. He came running to Christ, which was an indication of his humility; he laid aside the gravity and grandeur of a ruler, when he came to C…
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