Matthew 19:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? ”

Matthew 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

All these. Yes, but not the tenth. Hence the Lord's answer "go and sell", which brought conviction.
Matthew 19:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? All these have I kept - I have made these precepts the rule of my life. There is a difference worthy of n...
Matthew 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

All these things have I kept. — There is obviously a tone of impatient surprise in the questioner’s reply. He had come seeking some great thing to satisfy his lofty aspirations after eternal life....
Matthew 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The young man saith unto him ,.... For though he was so very rich and in such an exalted station in life, as to be a ruler, it seems he was but a young man; and to be so early serious and religious,...
Matthew 19:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Ver. 20. All these things have I kept ] Lie and all; as now the Popish Pharisees dream and brag that...
Matthew 19:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He said, Why callest thou me good? Whom thou regardest merely as a prophet sent from God, and therefore supposest to be only a man; there is none good Supremely, originally, essentially, but God...
Matthew 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Those words, what lack I yet? are not in Mark or Luke. The young man understood these commandments according to the Pharisees interpretation of them, who, as we heard, Matthew 5:1-48 , interpret...
Matthew 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - Scofield Reference Notes

kept from my youth See ( Philippians 3:6 ); ( Philippians 3:7 ). Contrast ( Philippians 3:7-9 ).
Matthew 19:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:16-22 I. Consider that a single mote may hinder a man from becoming a true Christian. It is the things which are apparently the smallest that prevent the greatest results. A slight defe...
Matthew 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - 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 19:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The young man saith unto Him, All these things have I kept from my youth up; what lack I yet?
Matthew 19:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 3:24 ; John 8:7 ; Luke 15:29 ; Luke 15:7 ; Luke 18:11 ; Luke 18:12 ; Luke 18:21 ; Luke 18:22 ; Mark 10:20 ; Mark 10:21 ; Philippians 3:6 ; Romans 3:19-23 ; Romans 7:9
Matthew 19:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The young man saith, All these have I kept from my childhood — So he imagined; and perhaps he had, as to the letter; but not as to the spirit, which our Lord immediately shows.

Matthew 19:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 19:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 19:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 19:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 19:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 19:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 19:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 19:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 19:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 19:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes