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Luke 18:23

Luke 18:23
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And when he heard this,.... That one thing was wanting, and what that was, which was to part with all his worldly substance, and follow Christ;

he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich; See Gill…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 18:18-30

In these verses we have,

I. Christ's discourse with a ruler, that had a good mind to be directed by him in the way to heaven. In which we may observe,

1. It is a blessed sight to see persons of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

he was very sorrowful St Matthew says, -he went away grieving;" St Mark adds that -his brow grew gloomy and cloudy at the command" (στυγνάσας ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ ).And thus at the time he made, through…