He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

The Venerable Bede: A certain ruler, having heard our Lord say that only those who would become like little children could ente…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Jesus now addre es this standard of righteousne . The first step is a summary of several of the Ten Commandments, omitting the first few that relat…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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