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Letter vs. Spirit of the Law
Commentators explain that while the ruler may have kept the literal, outward commands, he missed their deeper spiritual meaning. As Charles Spurgeon notes, the law condemns not just the act of adultery but the lustful look, and not just theft but the covetous desire. The man's claim reveals a surface-level righteousness, which Jesus is about to challenge.
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Charles Ellicott
On Luke 18:21
19th Century
Bishop
From my youth up.—The detail may be noted as a point in common with St. Mark, as is also the omission of the question,
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 18:20–21
19th Century
Preacher
All this appears to be simple enough, if you only look on the surface, but when you recall that there is an inward, spiritual meaning to all this—t…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 18:21
Jesus now addresses this standard of righteousness. The first step is a summary of several of the Ten Commandments, omitting the first few that rel…
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John Gill
On Luke 18:21
17th Century
Pastor
And he said
That is, the ruler said to him, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions add; "to Jesus", as the Persic versi…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 18:18–30
17th Century
Minister
Many have a great deal in them that is very commendable, yet they perish for lack of one thing. Thus, this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, whi…