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Selected Verse: Luke 18:21 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Lu 18:21	Strong Concordance	And [1161] he said [2036], All [3956] these [5023] have I kept [5442] from [1537] my [3450] youth [3503] up.
	King James	And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
All these, &c.--"what lack I yet?" adds Matthew (Mat 19:20). Ah! this gives us a glimpse of his heart. Doubtless he was perfectly sincere; but something within whispered to him that his keeping of the commandments was too easy a way of getting to heaven. He felt something beyond this to be necessary; after keeping all the commandments he was at a loss to know what that could be; and he came to Jesus just upon that point. "Then," says Mark (Mar 10:21), "Jesus beholding him loved him," or "looked lovingly upon him." His sincerity, frankness, and nearness to the kingdom of God, in themselves most winning qualities, won our Lord's regard even though he turned his back upon Him--a lesson to those who can see nothing lovable save in the regenerate.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

All these, &c.--"what lack I yet?" adds Matthew (Mat 19:20). Ah! this gives us a glimpse of his heart. Doubtless he was perfectly sincere; but something within whispered to him that his keeping of the commandments was too easy a way of getting to heaven. He felt something beyond this to be necessary; after keeping all the commandments he was at a loss to know what that could be; and he came to Jesus just upon that point. "Then," says Mark (Mar 10:21), "Jesus beholding him loved him," or "looked lovingly upon him." His sincerity, frankness, and nearness to the kingdom of God, in themselves most winning qualities, won our Lord's regard even though he turned his back upon Him--a lesson to those who can see nothing lovable save in the regenerate.

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²¹ Then [1161] Jesus [2424] beholding [1689] him [846] loved [25] him [846], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], One thing [1520] thou [4671] lackest [5302]: go thy way [5217], sell [4453] whatsoever [3745] thou hast [2192], and [2532] give [1325] to the poor [4434], and [2532] thou shalt have [2192] treasure [2344] in [1722] heaven [3772]: and [2532] come [1204], take up [142] the cross [4716], and follow [190] me [3427].

²⁰ The young man [3495] saith [3004] unto him [846], All [3956] these things [5023] have I kept [5442] from [1537] my [3450] youth up [3503]: what [5101] lack [5302] I yet [2089]?