The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'
The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
Voices3
His discourse with his disciples upon that occasion, concerning the difficulty of the salvation of those that have much in the world, and the certain recompence of those that leave all for Christ,
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Or into life, that spiritual life which is the beginning and earnest of eternal life. He desired to know how he might have eternal life; Christ tells him how he might enter into it; we have it by the merit of Christ, a mystery which was not as yet fully revealed, and therefore Christ waives that; but the way of entering into it, is, by obedience, and Christ directs us in that.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The disciples rebuked them - That is, them that brought them: probably thinking such an employ beneath the dignity of their Master. Of such is the kingdom of heaven - Little children, either in a natural or spiritual sense, have a right to enter into my kingdom.
John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches12
So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth.
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.
And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
The walk8
Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.
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John 8:7But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
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Judge not, that ye be not judged.
thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
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Galatians 3:24So that the law is become our tutor to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
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For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.
Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:
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Philippians 3:6as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
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For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:
But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.