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Matthew 19:21
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow Me.
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow Me.
Verse Matthew 19:21. _IF THOU WILT BE PERFECT_] τελειος ειναι, To be _complete_, to have the business _finished_, and all _hinderances_ to thy salvation removed, _go and sell that thou hast_-go and d...
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...
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...
JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
WILT BE. art willing to be. App-102. THAT THOU HAST. thy property or possession. Same word (but not the same form) as "is" in Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:20. exists as. possession. POOR. App-127....
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...
_If thou wilt be perfect_ i. e. "if thou desirest to be perfect." _go and sell that thou hast_ Jesus does indeed bid him do something, but to _do_that would be a proof of _being_perfect, it is _the_te...
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...
ΤΈΛΕΙΟΣ. Used here in relation to τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ, ‘complete;’ not (1) in the deeper sense which the word sometimes bears in reference to the ancient mysteries, as 1 Corinthians 2:6, σοφίαν δὲ λαλοῦμεν...
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...
ΤΈΛΕΙΟΣ (G5046) совершенный, полный, возможно, верный, в смысле верный Богу, верный завету (AM). Возможно, в раввинистическом понимании: полностью праведный человек, который соблюдает все заповеди (La...
IF THOU WILT BE PERFECT, &C.— That is, "If thou wilt prove thyself a true disciple of mine; if thou wilt enter perfectly and unfeignedly under my banner, and enlist in my cause." It may not be imprope...
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...
IF THOU WILT (RV 'wouldest') BE PERFECT] Jesus, who knew what is in man, knew that love of wealth was this man's besetting sin. He therefore urged him to abandon it, according to the precept, 'If thin...
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...
JESUS SAID UNTO HIM... — St. Mark (Mark 10:21) adds the striking and interesting words, “Jesus beholding him” (better, perhaps, _gazing on him_)_,_ “loved him.” There was something in the young seeker...
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...
εἰ θέλες τέλειος εἶναι (on τέλειος _vide_ Matthew 5:48): if you wish to reach your end, the true life and the rest it brings. ὕπαγε, etc.: go, sell off, distribute to the poor, and then come, follow m...
ὁ νεανίσκος, the _youth_; whence known? from a special tradition (Meyer); an inference from the expression ἐκ νεότητός μου in Mark 10:20 (Weiss). ἐφύλαξα (- άμην). Kypke and Elsner take pains to show...
_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...
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...
Jesus said unto him, If (n) thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me. (n) The young man did not answe...
If thou wilt be perfect. This shews there is a difference betwixt things that are of precept, and those that are of counsel only, which they aim at, that aspire to the greatest perfection. (Witham) --...
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...
_HINDRANCES TO PERFECTION_ ‘If thou wilt be perfect … follow Me.’ Matthew 19:21 Man is an artist, and he is working at himself. When we speak of perfection in the sense in which our Blessed Master...
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...
JESUS SAID UNTO HIM, IF THOU WILT BE PERFECT,.... Wanting nothing, completely righteous, according to the tenor of the covenant of works, having no evil, concupiscence, or worldly lusts: our Lord sign...
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go _and_ sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come _and_ follow me. Ver. 21. _If thou wilt be perfect_]...
_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....
BE PERFECT; have a character that is "perfect and entire, wanting nothing." The Saviour, by this command, lays his hand immediately upon the faulty spot in his character, and points it out to him....
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...
Mark repeats it thus, MARK 10:21, _Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treas...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And for this reason did the Lord, instead of that [commandment], "Thou shalt not commit adultery," forbid even concupiscence; and instead of that which runs thus, "T...
Matthew 19:21 Jesus G2424 said G5346 (G5713) him G846 If G1487 want G2309 (G5719) be G1511 ...
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...
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...
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...
‘Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.” ' So Jesus now gives him his answer, the answer...
Matthew 19:21. IF THOU WOULDEST BE PERFECT. Mark and Luke: ‘one thing thou lackest.' One duty still remained to make his obedience complete, judged from his own point of view. Not that he had done all...
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....
IF THOU WOULDEST BE PERFECT (ε θελεις τελειος εινα). Condition of the first class, determined as fulfilled. Jesus assumes that the young man really desires to be perfect (a big adjective that, perf...
PERFECT (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 5:48). _...
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...
IF YOU WANT TO BE PERFECT. What Jesus tells him brings out the fact that this young man has made an "idol" out of his riches. [It is the _love_ of money which is sin (1 Timothy 6:10).] SELL ALL YOU HA...
_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 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended. Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem. ⇐...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:21 IF YOU WOULD BE PERFECT. Jesus wants to turn this man from focusing on external obedience to examining his heart, revealing that his money is his ruling god. GIVE TO THE...
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...
_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...
1 Timothy 6:17; Acts 2:45; Acts 4:32; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 6:9;...
If thou desirest to be perfect — That is, to be a real Christian: Sell what thou hast — He who reads the heart saw his bosom sin was love of the world; and knew he could not be saved from this, but by...
(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...
That is, "Thou hast been all thy days. Pharisee; if now thou wilt be. Christian, thou must maintain. readiness and disposition of mind to part with all that thou hast in this world, at my call and at...