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Matthew 19:18
He saith unto Him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
He saith unto Him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Verse Matthew 19:18. _THOU SHALT DO NO MURDER_, c.] But some say these commandments are not binding on _us_. Vain, deceived men! Can a murderer, an adulterer, a thief, and a liar enter into eternal l...
This account is found also in Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18. Matthew 19:16 ONE CAME - This was a young man,...
7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE. Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man. CHAPTER 19 1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
THE GREAT REFUSAL AND THE OBSTACLE OF RICHES (Mark 10:17 *, Luke 18:18). In Matthew 19:16 f. note the changes made by Mt. to avoid the saying of Jesus, as given by Mk., that only God can be called goo...
JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
And, look you, a man came to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing am I to do to possess eternal life?" He said to him, "Why do you ask me about the good? There is One who is good. If you wish to en...
WHICH? The Lord, in reply, recites five (the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and fifth), but omits the tenth in order to convict him out of his own mouth when he says he has kept "all these". See App-1...
The Young Rich Ruler Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23. From Luke alone we learn that he was a "_ruler;_" from Matthew alone that he was _young_. Each of the three Synoptists states that "he was very ric...
_Which?_ Accurately "what sort of commandments." Comp. this enumeration with that in ch. Matthew 15:19. Here, as there, the commandments proceed in order from the 6th to the 9th. Here, as there, the...
ΠΟΊΑΣ; What commandments? written or unwritten? human or divine? the law of Moses or the traditions of the elders? or perhaps the young ruler expected a specimen of the rules with which this new Rabbi...
THE YOUNG RICH RULER Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23 From Luke alone we learn that he was a ‘_ruler_;’ from Matthew alone that he was _young_. Each of the three Synoptists states that ‘he was very rich...
Ver 16. And, behold, one came and said unto him, "Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" 17. And he said unto him, "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but on...
_WISDOM FROM ABOVE CONCERNING OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD WEALTH MATTHEW 19:16-22:_ The rich young ruler came running to Jesus. He knelt down in the presence of the Lord manifesting his humility. He asked the...
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SECTION 49 JESUS TESTS RICH YOUNG RULER AND ENCOURAGES DISCIPLES (Parallels: Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30) TEXT: 19:16-30 A. The Demands of Discipleship 16 And behold, one came to him and said, Tea...
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:18....
3-12 Compare Mar_10:2-12. 4 Compare Gen_1:27. See Mal_2:15. 4 Man was originally bi-sexual. Adam had both male and female functions (Gen_1:27). Before the woman was taken out of Adam, the sexes were...
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins (Mark 10:1; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The Passion was...
THE RICH YOUNG MAN (Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18). St. Luke calls him a 'ruler,' i.e. either a member of the Sanhedrin, or a ruler of a synagogue. The incident is a striking example of the seductive power o...
All the commandments selected are those which test a man's love to his neighbour. Love of one's neighbour is a better test of inward religion than ceremonial piety....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 19 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12 V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee region. He went to the other sid...
HE SAITH UNTO HIM, WHICH? — Literally, _of what kind?_ The questioner has been trained in the language of the schools, has heard debates as to which was the great commandment of the Law (22:36). Which...
CHAPTER 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea, east...
_A man in quest of the “summum bonum”_ (Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23). A phenomenon as welcome to Jesus as the visit of the mothers with their children: a man not belonging to the class of self-satisf...
ποίας; not = τίνας (Grotius), but what sort of commands: out of the multitude of commands divine and human, which do you mean? He had a shrewd guess doubtless, but wanted to be sure. Christ's reply fo...
HOW TO ENTER THE KINGDOM Matthew 19:13-22 Youth, with all its fervor and impetuosity, is very beautiful in itself and very dear to Christ. Here youth was combined with station, wealth, and noble char...
The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
THE RICH YOUNG MAN Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30. Mark: “And He, traveling along the road, one running and kneeling clown asked Him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit e...
"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? (17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that i...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
18._Thou shalt not murder _It is surprising that, though Christ intended to show that we are bound to obey the whole law, he should mention the second table only; but he did so, because from the dutie...
chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
HE SAITH UNTO HIM, WHICH?.... Whether those commandments of a moral, or of a ceremonial kind; whether the commands of the written, or of the oral law; of God, or of the elders, or both; or whether he...
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Ver. 18. _Thou shalt do no murder_] Our Saviour...
_He said, Why callest thou me good?_ Whom thou regardest merely as a prophet sent from God, and therefore supposest to be only a man; _there is none good_ Supremely, originally, essentially, _but God....
The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
16-22 Christ knew that covetousness was the sin which most easily beset this young man; though he had got honestly what he possessed, yet he could not cheerfully part with it, and by this his want of...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:19"....
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‘He says too him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness. Honour your father and mother, and, You shall love...
THE RICH YOUNG MAN WHO DID NOT HAVE THE HUMILITY AND OPENNESS OF A LITTLE CHILD BECAUSE HE WAS TOO CAUGHT UP IN HIS RICHES AND THUS COULD NOT ENTER UNDER HIS KINGLY RULE (19:16-22). In total contrast...
ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46. This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
A PERIOD OF TESTING - JESUS PREPARES FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER - JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM - TRIUMPHAL ENTRY - JESUS IS LORD (19:3-22). Having entered Judaea on the way to Jerusalem for His final visit, Jesu...
Matthew 19:18. WHICH? That is, of what kind. THOU SHALT NOT KILL, ETC. THOSE COMMANDMENTS involving duties toward our fellow men are cited, so as to meet the young man on his own ground....
This section is in its proper chronological position. Our Lord ‘departed thence' (Matthew 19:15), but on the way (Mark 10:17) He was met by this ‘ruler' (Luke 18:18). Our Lord first presented the high...
This incident seems to be in proper chronological position. Luke's account at this point again becomes parallel to that of Matthew and Mark....
Matthew 19:16 I. Consider that a single mote may hinder a man from becoming a true Christian. It is the things which are apparently the smallest that prevent the greatest results. A slight defect in t...
All sorts of persons are invited to come to Christ, whatever their age may be. We begin here with the children. Matthew 19:13. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his...
CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed. The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler. CONCLUSION: God Himse...
Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
18-19. WHAT COMMANDMENTS? Jesus skips over the first four commandments, and gives those that deal with human activities. He does this to bring out the self-righteous spirit of the young man....
_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up._ WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first belongs...
_And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do?_ FORMAL OBEDIENCE INSUFFICIENT It is certainly the doctrine of Scripture that moral integrity alone can never benefi...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:18 WHICH ONES? Jesus gives a representative list of commandments (compare Exodus 20:1;...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended. Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem. ⇐...
JESUS SPEAKS TO THE RICH YOUNG MAN MATTHEW 19:16-30; MARK 10:17-31; LUKE 18:18-30; MATTHEW 19:16 And, behold, one came and
1-30 CHAPTER 19 _And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
_He said unto Him_, &c. _As thyself;_ Syriac, _as thy soul._ I have expounded these commandments in Deuteronomy 5:6. Christ in this place only propounded the precepts of the second table having refere...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 19:16. GOOD MASTER.—The better MSS. omit the adjective, and it has probably been added here by later copyists to bring the passage into a verbal agreement with the narrative o...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 19:1 _The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.) MATTHEW 19:1...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew 19:1); Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards J...
Deuteronomy 5:16; Exodus 20:12; Galatians 3:10; James 2:10; James 2
(CF. MARK 10:17-31; LUKE 18:18-30)— If Jesus was God, why did He seem to rebuke the rich young ruler for calling Him good? PROBLEM: The rich young ruler called Jesus “Good Teacher,” and Jesus rebuked...
Observe here, That the duties which our Saviour instances in, are the duties of the second table, which hypocrites are most failing in; but the sincere practice of our duty to our neighbour, is. singu...