Matthew 19:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? ”

Matthew 19:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This account is found also in Mark 10:17-31 ; Luke 18:18-39 . Matthew 19:16 One came - This was a young man, Matthew 19:20 . He was a ruler (Luke); probably a ruler in a synagogue, or of...
Matthew 19:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? (5) Those who seek to be saved by the law do not even know the law themselves.
Matthew 19:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Refusal and the Obstacle of Riches ( Mark 10:17-31 *, Luke 18:18-30 ). In Matthew 19:16 f. note the changes made by Mt. to avoid the saying of Jesus, as given by Mk., that only God ca...
Matthew 19:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6. Good. All the texts omit. The accounts here(verses: Matthew 19:16-27 ; Mark 10:17-28 , and Luke 18:18-28 ) are partly identical and partly comple...
Matthew 19:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 . And, lo, one. Luke says that he was a ruler, ( ἄρχων,) that is, a man of very high authority, not one of the common people. (616) And though riches procure respect, (617...
Matthew 19:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? One came - Instead of εις one, several MSS., the Slavonic version, and Hilary, read νεα...
Matthew 19:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Behold, one came and said— For the explanation of this event see the notes on Mark 10:17 . &c. where it is more circumstantially related.
Matthew 19:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:18-30 .
Matthew 19:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Divorce. The Rich Young Man 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins ( Mark 10:1 ; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11 ). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The P...
Matthew 19:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Behold, one came and said... — The vagueness with which a man who must have been conspicuous is thus introduced, without a name, is every way significant. He was, like Nicodemus, “a ruler of the Je...
Matthew 19:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1-30 - Matthew 20:1-16 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other throug...
Matthew 19:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

How to Enter the Kingdom Matthew 19:13-22 Youth, with all its fervor and impetuosity, is very beautiful in itself and very dear to Christ. Here youth was combined with station, wealth, and nobl...
Matthew 19:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God wille...
Matthew 19:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? (17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that...
Matthew 19:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE CALL TO YOUTH ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’ Matthew 19:16 Even the most superficial reader of the New Testament can scarcely fail to remark the...
Matthew 19:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And behold, one came ,.... The Persic version reads, "a rich man"; and so he was, as appears from what follows: Luke calls him, "a certain ruler"; not of a synagogue, an ecclesiastical ruler, but a...
Matthew 19:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Ver. 16. And behold one came ] One of good rank, a ruler, Luke 18:18 , of good est...
Matthew 19:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And behold, one came , &c. Many of the poor had followed him from the beginning. One rich man came at last, and came running, with great earnestness, and kneeled to him with great humili...
Matthew 19:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different characte...
Matthew 19:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Rich Ruler's Enquiry; The Rich Ruler's Disappointment. 16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing...
Matthew 19:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This history is reported by Mark, Mark 10:17-23 and by Luke, Luke 18:18-25 . Mark saith, When he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good M...
Matthew 19:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Period of Testing - Jesus Prepares For The New World Order - Journey to Jerusalem - Triumphal Entry - Jesus Is Lord (19:3-22). Having entered Judaea on the way to Jerusalem for His final visit,...
Matthew 19:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 19:16 . Good Master .—The better MSS. omit the adjective, and it has probably been added here by later copyists to bring the passage into a verbal agreement with the narra...
Matthew 19:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:16 Consider this story as giving us a lesson concerning the connection between the hope of eternal life, or everlasting happiness, and the performance of good works. I. I suppose that...
Matthew 19:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

All sorts of persons are invited to come to Christ, whatever their age may be. We begin here with the children. Matthew 19:13-15 . Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should...
Matthew 19:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:3 . The pharisees also came tempting him. These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of c...
Matthew 19:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up. Way seed devoured by birds The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first be...
Matthew 19:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 19:1-40 The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem . The question concerning divorce . ( Mark 10:1-41 .) Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished these saying...
Matthew 19:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 19:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:2 ; 1 John 2:25 ; 1 John 5:11-13 ; 1 John 5:20 ; 1 Timothy 1:16 ; 1 Timothy 6:12 ; 1 Timothy 6:19 ; Acts 16:30 ; Daniel 12:2 ; John 10:28 ; John 12:25 ; John 17:2 ; John 17:3 ;...
Matthew 19:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And behold one came — Many of the poor had followed him from the beginning. One rich man came at last. Mark 10:17 ; Luke 18:18 .

Matthew 19:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 19:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 19:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 19:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 19:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 19:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 19:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 19:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 19:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes