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He said to him, "Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth."
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Sincere but Self-Deceived
Commentators suggest the man wasn't necessarily lying but was sincerely mistaken. He believed he had kept the commandments because he viewed them as a checklist of external actions. As Charles Spurgeon notes, his 'eyes were not open to see his own shortcomings.'
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All these (ταυτα παντα). Literally,
these all (of them).
19th Century
Baptist
You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor your father and mot…
Jesus answered by giving the man a condensed summary of the second section of the law (cf. Exodus 20:12–17). It was a firm Jewish belief…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he answered and, said to him With a great deal of pertness,
master, all these I have observed…
Presbyterian
This young ruler showed great earnestness. He asked what he should do now, so that he might be happy forever. Most people ask for good to be had in…
