20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
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Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. …
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. …
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
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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