Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:24
How hardly shall they that have riches, etc. - See the notes on this discourse of our Lord, on Matthew 19:21-30 ; (note), and Mark 10:30 ; (note). read more
Luke 18:18-25 Niv
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:25
It as easier for a camel - Instead of καμηλον , a camel, S, and four other MSS., read καμιλον , a cable. See the same reading noticed on the parallel place, Matthew 19:24 ; (note). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:15-30
Jesus and the children. The young ruler refuses to give up his riches. The Lord speaks of the reward of them that leave all for his sake. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:15-30
The children of the kingdom. During the progress of the King towards Jerusalem, his personal influence and benediction were greatly valued. It would seem that mothers brought their children to him to be blessed, and ended by producing the very little ones. The disciples thought the line should be drawn somewhere, and so ventured to forbid the anxious mothers, only, however, to receive the significant rebuke from him, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:18
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life! This incident is related in the three synoptical Gospels. St. Matthew speaks of him as the young man. St. Luke here styles him a ruler; by some the title is supposed simply to denote that he was the ruler of a synagogue or congregation; others, however, consider that it denotes that the subject of the narrative was a ruler of the Jews, and possibly, but this is of course doubtful, a member of the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:18-22
The golden chance: a sermon to the young. Many features combine to make this incident one of peculiar interest. I. THE PRINCIPAL ACTOR IS THE SCENE A YOUNG MAN . Matthew tells us this quite incidentally ( Matthew 19:22 ), but it adds great interest to the occurrence. For our hearts are drawn towards youth. Youth is innocent, ingenuous, frank, trustful, hopeful, loving. There is, moreover, some mystery about it. We know what the old man has been; we know what the man... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:18-25
The ruler who refused the crown. It is a certain ruler, a young man, who accosts our Lord. And the question which he asks represents one of the deepest cravings of the human breast. Is it only in the Gospels that we find this question? It is written into all the religions, into the best of all the philosophies, the poetries, the guesses at truth, which have commanded the thought of the ages, It is as old as human nature, as manifold in its complexion as the human experience, as abiding in... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:19
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God . The title "good" was a singular one for the young ruler to have used. It was never used to the most famous rabbis by their pupils. It implied an intense reverence, but nothing more. The young man distinctly did not then believe the Master was Divine, else he had never made the great refusal recorded directly afterwards. "To be a good man is impossible … God alone could have this honour" (Plate,... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments. The report in St. Matthew is somewhat fuller. There the ruler, when directed to the commandments, replies by asking "which?" expecting most likely to be referred to some of the elaborate traditional laws of the rabbinic schools, which were difficult to keep even by men in the position of a wealthy Pharisee; but to his surprise Jesus mentions the most general and best-known of the ancient ten. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:18-23
A certain ruler - See the case of this person largely explained on Matthew 19:16-22 ; (note), and Mark 10:21 , Mark 10:22 ; (note). read more