Discreetly (νουνεχως). From νους (intellect) and εχω, to have. Using the mind to good effect is what the adverb means. He had his …

You are not far from the kingdom of God.—The words are significant as showing the unity of our Lord’s teaching. Now, as w…

He had so decisively routed all his questioners that no other man had the audacity to court defeat at his hands. The infallible wisdom of Christ ha…

Glossa Ordinaria: After the Lord refuted the Pharisees and the Sadducees who tested Him, this passage shows how He satisfied t…

Mark records the favorable response of the teacher of the law. In repeating the commandment he omitted the divine name “the Lord” in keeping with t…

But when Jesus saw. Whether this scribe made any further progress is uncertain; but as he had shown himself to be teachable, Chri…

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly
Wisely and prudently, as a man of sense and understanding; by taking …

Those who sincerely desire to be taught their duty, Christ will guide in judgment and teach His way. He tells the scribe that the great commandment…