And he answered and, said unto him ,.... With a great deal of pertness, master, all these have I observed from my youth ; See Gill on Matthew 19:20 . In a certain copy, Beza says, it is added, as there, "what lack I yet?" and so in one of Stephens's copies. read more
Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him ,.... Not as God, with that special love, with which he loves his people, who were given him by the Father, are redeemed by his blood, whom he calls by his grace, justifies by his righteousness, forgives their iniquities, and, at last, glorifies: but as man, he had an human affection for him; so far as there was any appearance of moral good in him, it was agreeable to him, who loves righteousness, and hates iniquity; and though the young man betrayed much... read more
And, he was sad at that saying ,.... That he lacked one thing, and especially that he should be bid to sell all that he had, and give it away; and what might add to his sadness is, that he must take up the cross of reproach, affliction, persecution, and death; his countenance fell upon this, and went away grieved : finding that he must part with two things his heart was set upon, his idol of self-righteousness, and his mammon of unrighteousness; the bladder of his pride was pricked, and... read more
And Jesus looked round about ,.... To see what effect the discourse he had with the young man, and the consequence of it, had upon his disciples; as also to raise their attention to what he was about, to say: and saith unto his disciples, how hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! the Gospel dispensation, by embracing the doctrines, and submitting to the ordinances of it; See Gill on Matthew 19:23 . read more
And the disciples were astonished at his words ,.... For they expected, in a little while, that the kingdom of the Messiah would be set up in great worldly pomp and grandeur; and that all the rich men of the nation would come into it, become his subjects, and join to support the glory and splendour of it: but Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, children : it was common with the Jews to call the disciples, or scholars of the wise men, "children"; hence that saying of theirs F6 ... read more
It is easier for a camel ,.... See Gill on Matthew 19:24 . read more
And they were astonished out of measure ,.... They were still more amazed, their surprise increased exceedingly upon our Lord's using the above comparison; which, in their apprehension, showed, that it was utterly impossible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God; and they expressed their astonishment, saying, among themselves, who then can be saved ? in the Messiah's kingdom, if rich men are not? See Gill on Matthew 19:25 . The Persic version renders it, "how can this man be... read more
And Jesus, looking upon them ,.... And by their countenances saw the surprise and anxiety of mind they were in, as well as by his omniscience, knew their private reasonings among themselves: saith, with men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible ; even to reduce a camel to so small a size, as to go through the eye of a needle; and to work upon a rich man's heart, so as to take him off of his trust and confidence in his worldly riches, and bring him to a... read more
Then Peter began to say unto him ,.... only observing that Christ promised treasure in heaven to the young man, provided he sold all that he had, and gave it to the poor; but being, in some measure, freed from that surprise and astonishment, which had seized him, and his fellow disciples, at the representation of the difficulty of a rich man's entering into the kingdom of God, by the last words; and taking heart from thence, began to take notice of the following case, as an instance and... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments ,.... Which God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai; these the Jews taught their children; so that this young man might reasonably be thought to know what, and how many they were, though he was ignorant of the extent and spirituality of them; do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, defraud not, honour thy father and mother . In which may be observed, that the strict order in which the commandments stood is not kept; the seventh... read more