When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom! For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v24 To be both rich and godly, is a singular…
To be both rich and godly, is a singular gift of God.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv22–26 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said…
22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Ver. 22. Yet lackest thou one thing] Yea, all things. But our Saviour speaketh thus by a holy irony.
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William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain On vv22–24 Here observe, 1. Our Lord’s admonition, Yet lackest thou…
Here observe, 1. Our Lord’s admonition, Yet lackest thou one thing, which was true self-denial, in renouncing the sin of covetousness, and the inordinate love of worldly wealth. We ought, in the midst of our abundance, to maintain a readiness of disposition to part with all for God’s sake, that is dear unto us in this world.
Observe, 2. Our Lord’s injunction, Sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor. This was not a common, but a special precept, given particularly to this rich man for trial; like that given to Abraham, Genesis 22 and to convince him of his corrupt confidence in riches; yet is the precept thus far of general use to all, to teach us so to contemn worldly possessions, as to be willing to part with them all at God’s pleasure and when they prejudice our salvation.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv22–26 Now when Jesus heard these things,.... That he had…
Now when Jesus heard these things,.... That he had kept all these commandments, and that ever since he was a child, and to that very time:
he said unto him, yet lackest thou one thing; not but that he lacked many other things, and even every thing: for he had performed no one thing as it should be: but Christ said, partly in answer to his pert question, "what lack I yet?" and partly by an ironical concession, granting he had kept them all, as he had said, yet one thing was wanting; and chiefly with a view to mortify his pride and vanity:
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sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me; See Gill on Mat 19:21.
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Yet lackest thou one thing - Namely, to love God more than mammon. Our saviour knew his heart, and presently put him upon a trial which laid it open to the ruler himself. And to cure his love of the world, which could not in him be cured otherwise, Christ commanded him to sell all that he had. But he does not command us to do this; but to use all to the glory of God.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv24–25 Verse 24. How hardly shall they that have riches,…
Verse 24. How hardly shall they that have riches, &c.] See the notes on this discourse of our Lord, on Mt 19:21-30, and Mr 10:30.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv22–26 lackest . . . one thing--Ah! but that a…
lackest . . . one thing--Ah! but that a fundamental, fatal lack.
sell, &c.--As riches were his idol, our Lord, who knew if from the first, lays His great authoritative grasp at once upon it, saying, "Now give Me up that, and all is right." No general direction about the disposal of riches, then, is here given, save that we are to sit loose to them and lay them at the feet of Him who gave them. He who does this with all he has, whether rich or poor, is a true heir of the kingdom of heaven.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv22–26 22. when Jesus heard these things] St Mark says…
22. when Jesus heard these things] St Mark says that ‘looking on him, he loved him,’ or rather, ‘was pleased with him.’ Some have rendered the words ‘He kissed him,’ since Rabbis in token of approval sometimes kissed a good scholar on the head; this, however, would require not egapesen, but ephilesen. There was something gracious and sincere in the youth’s eagerness, and therefore Jesus gave him that test of something more high and heroical in religion which he seemed to desire, but to which he failed to rise.
Yet lackest thou one thing] This command to sell all and give to the poor was special, not general. The youth had asked for some great thing to do, and Jesus, by thus revealing to him his own self-deception, shews him that in spite of his spiritual pride and profession of magnanimity he is but trying to serve two masters. The disciples had already accepted the test, Luk_12:33, Luk_16:9. To the world in general the command is not to sell all, but ‘not to trust in uncertain riches, but to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate,’ 1Ti_6:17-19.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv22–26 (22) Yet lackest thou one thing.—It may be noted…
(22) Yet lackest thou one thing.—It may be noted that the words almost imply the previous question, which has just been referred to.
And come, follow me.—St. Luke, with St. Matthew, omits the “taking up thy cross,” which is found in many, but not all, MSS. of St. Mark.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv22–26 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto…
Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing. St. Mark, (Mar_10:21) who had St. Peter"s memories to draw from, adds here a very touching detail. "Jesus beholding him looking earnestly at him loved him." There was something noble and true in that life, struggling in the imperfect light of the rabbinic teaching after eternity and heaven, and feeling that in all its struggles some element was surely wanting; and Jesus, as he gazed on the young earnest face, loved him, and proceeded to show him how far removed his life was as yet from the perfect life he dreamed of attaining to. He would show him in a moment how selfish, how earthly, were his thoughts and aims; how firmly chained to earth that heart of his, which he thought only longed for heaven.
Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me; " Well," the Master said, "I will test you. You say you have from your child-days kept your whole duty to your neighbour; you say that you hunger after the higher righteousness. Do you really? Will you indeed be perfect? (Mat_19:21) Then I will tell you what you lack. Go, sell those great possessions which I know you love so dearly, and give all to the poor, and come, take up the cross, (Mar_10:21) and follow me, the homeless, landless Teacher whom you call by the Divine title "good. The "cross" of St. Mark only Jesus understood then in all its dread significance. It was coming then very near; and the great Teacher saw that his true servants, if they would indeed follow him, must follow him along that lonely road of suffering he was then treading. "Via crucis, via lucis." The young ruler, with his great wealth, thought he had from his youth done his whole duty to his neighbour. The Galilaean Master, whom he so reverenced and admired, reminded him that out of those wide domains, those stored-up riches, out of the mammon of unrighteousness, he had forgotten to make to himself friends who, when he died, should receive him into the eternal tents of heaven. This is what he lacked, lie had probably heard the Lord"s teaching in the parables of the unjust steward and of Lazarus.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v26 (See Scofield "Rom 1:16").
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(See Scofield "Rom 1:16").
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v24 The lesson of the incident:
The lesson of the incident:
v. 24. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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v. 25. For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
v. 26. And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
v. 27. And He said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
The young ruler had gotten more than he bargained for; he went away from Jesus, and it is very doubtful whether he ever returned. Jesus determined to teach His disciples and others that were near a lesson drawn from the incident. He told them in the form of an exclamation: How difficult, how next to impossible, it is for those that have goods, that are rich, to enter into the kingdom of God! See Mat 19:23-30; Mar 10:23-31. A person that is rich, actually calls the goods that are entrusted to him his own, and thus puts his trust in them, instead of in God alone, who has laid this responsibility upon him, is a servant of mammon, and cannot get to heaven. The difficulty is well illustrated by a proverb after the Oriental fashion, according to which it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man of that kind to enter into the kingdom of heaven. "For the rich people commonly become so entangled in the love and in the lust of riches that they cannot seek Jesus; yea, they do not desire to see Him: All their consolation is centered in money and goods; the more they get, the greater their desire, grows to possess still more. " But the saying of Jesus was too much for the spiritual understanding of the disciples and other hearers. In astonishment and perplexity they ask: And who can be saved? But Jesus gave them the solution by saying: The impossible with men is possible with God. It is true in general that God’s almighty power is not limited. And it is true, with special reference to conversion, that it is by the merciful power of God that sinful people are converted and renewed, that their hearts are torn loose from the love of this world and its riches and turned to His service all alone.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv22, 24, 26 When Jesus heard that
When Jesus heard that
"When Jesus heard the man say that"
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he said to him
"he answered him"
One thing you still lack
"You still need to do one more thing" or "There is one thing that you have not yet done"
sell all that you have
"sell all your possessions" or "sell everything that you own"
distribute it to the poor
"give away the money to the poor people"
you will have treasure in heaven
"treasure in heaven" here refers to God's blessing. AT: "you will have God's blessings in heaven" (See: Metaphor)
come, follow me
"come with me as my disciple"
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Jesus
heaven
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv22, 24 18:22 The man’s love of his riches revealed that…
18:22 The man’s love of his riches revealed that he had not perfectly obeyed God; he did not love God or others in the way that God requires (10:25-28). Love of riches is a form of idolatry (Eph 5:5; Col 3:5).
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