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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 18:18-30

Luke 18:18-30. And a certain ruler The following account is given us both by Matthew and Mark; from whom we learn, that he was a young man, and very rich: but only Luke informs us that he was a ruler, or magistrate. For an explanation at large of this whole paragraph, see notes on Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-27. 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... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 18:18-30

110. The rich young man (Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30)A wealthy young man came to Jesus and asked what special deeds he should do to gain eternal life. Jesus responded that there was no need to ask him, because God had already told him in the Ten Commandments what he should do (Matthew 19:16-19). The man boasted that he had kept most of the commandments, but Jesus saw that at least he had failed in the last, which said ‘Do not covet’. While people around him were suffering... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 18:18

And a , &c. As in Matthew 19:16-30 . Mark 10:17-31 . ruler . Supplemental. Not so described in Matthew or Mark. Master = Teacher. App-98 . Luke 18:1 . eternal . See App-151 . life . Greek. zoe. App-170 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 18:18

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?Geldenhuys was right in declaring that:Taken together (Matthew 19:16, and the verse before us) the complete question may have been: "Good Master, what good thing, etc." and Jesus may have replied, "Why callest thou me good and askest me about good things?" Thus the Gospels supplement one another. It is unwarranted in such cases to speak of a contradiction between them."[26]To such a comment, we are... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:9-27

J. The recipients of salvation 18:9-19:27Luke next developed the idea of faith on the earth that Jesus introduced in Luke 18:8. This whole section clarifies how people become believers. This subject is a fitting conclusion to the part of Luke’s Gospel that deals with Jesus’ ministry on the way to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51 to Luke 19:27). Essentially this section records Jesus’ teaching that salvation and eventual entrance into the kingdom come by God’s grace through faith rather than by claims to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:18

The young man believed he could do something to earn eternal life, and he wanted to make sure he had not overlooked it (cf. Luke 10:25). John 3:3-15 shows that eternal life includes life in the messianic kingdom. To obtain eternal life meant to enter the kingdom (John 3:3-5). Luke and Mark both have him using the word "inherit" (Gr. kleronomeso) while Matthew wrote "obtain" (Gr. scho). This difference probably reflects Matthew’s use of the young man’s original word. Mark and Luke probably used... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:18-23

Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler 18:18-23 (cf. Matthew 19:16-22; Mark 10:17-22)The rich young ruler with his pride contrasts dramatically with the humble infants in the last pericope. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 18:18-30

3. The handicap of wealth 18:18-30This is another lesson on riches that Luke recorded (cf. Luke 6:24; Luke 8:14; Luke 11:41; Luke 12:13-34; Luke 16), but the context here is instruction on wealth as it pertains to entering into salvation and the kingdom. Someone might conclude from the previous incident that salvation depends only on the proper human attitude. This teaching clarifies that while the correct attitude is crucial, salvation is the work of God for man, not man’s work for himself.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:1-43

The Unjust Judge. The Pharisee and the Publican. The Rich Ruler1-8. The Unjust Judge (peculiar to Lk).There is a close connexion with what precedes. The mention of the Second Advent leads Christ to speak of the need of prayer and watchfulness in view of it. The main lessons of the parable are: (1) The duty of continual prayer; (2) the certain answer to prayer, if it be only persistent enough; (3) the certainty that in the end God will maintain the cause of His elect against their adversaries;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 18:18-23

(18-23) And a certain ruler asked him, . . .—See Notes on Matthew 19:16-25; Mark 10:17-22. St. Luke alone describes the inquirer as a “ruler.” As used without any defining genitive, and interpreted by Luke 23:13; Luke 23:35, John 3:1; John 7:26; John 7:48, et al., it seems to imply that he was a member of the Council or Sanhedrin. The term “youth,” in Matthew 19:20, is not at variance with this inference. It is defined by Philo as including the period between twenty-one and twenty-eight—an age... read more

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