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- Matthew
- Chapter 19
- Verse 16
Matthew 19:16
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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Gill's Exposition
And behold, one came,.... The Persic version reads, "a rich man"; and so he was, as appears from what follows: Luke calls him, "a certain ruler"; not of a synagogue, an ecclesiastical ruler, but a…
This account is found also in Mar 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-39. Mat 19:16 One came - This was a young man, Mat 19:20. He was a ruler (Luke); probably a ruler in a synagogue, or of the great council of the…
The Young Rich Ruler
Mar 10:17-22; Luk 18:18-23.
From Luke alone we learn that he was a "ruler;" from Matthew alone that he was young. Each of the three Synoptists states that "he was very rich"…
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