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Concerning that which is good (περ του αγαθου). He had asked Jesus in verse 16 "what good thing" he should do. He evidently had a …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Why do you call me good? Why do you give to me a title that belongs only to God? You suppose me to be only a man, yet you give me…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Why callest thou me good? — Here again, the older manuscripts give a different form to our Lord’s answer: Why do you ask Me concerning…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And he said to him, Why do you call me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandment…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Rabanus Maurus: This man had, perhaps, heard from the Lord that only those who were like little children were worthy to enter …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
A certain man—identified by all three evangelists as rich, by Matthew (v.20) as young, and by Luke (18:18) as a ruler—asks Jesus what he must do to…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Why callest thou me good? I do not understand this correction in so refined a sense as many interpreters give it, as if Christ intended to…
John Gill
JohnGill
And he said unto him
By way of reply, first taking notice of, and questioning him about, the epithet he gave him:
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ knew that covetousness was the sin which most easily beset this young man. Although he had obtained honestly what he possessed, he still cou…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
In this pa age, it was shown how one comes to eternal life by the common way. Here, He teaches how one comes by the way of perfection. This way of …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson