17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
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Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. …
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? …
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-22)Here is an account of what passed between Christ and a hopeful young gentleman that addressed himself to him upon a serious errand; he said to be a young man (Matt. 19:20); and I called him a gentleman , not only because he had great possessions, but because he was a ruler (Luke 18:18), a magistrate, a justice of peace in his country; it is probable that he had abilities beyond his years, else his…
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