Mǎtaìfúyīn 19:20

20 Nà shàonián rén shuō , zhè yīqiè wǒ dōu zūnshǒu le . hǎi quē shǎo shénme ne .

Mǎtaìfúyīn 19:20 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 19:20

The young man saith unto him
For though he was so very rich and in such an exalted station in life, as to be a ruler, it seems he was but a young man; and to be so early serious and religious, amidst so much riches and grandeur, though it was but externally, was both remarkable and commendable: upon hearing the answer of Christ, with which he was highly pleased and greatly elated, he very pertly replies,

all these things have I kept from my youth up:
as soon as he was capable of learning, his parents taught him these precepts; and ever since he had the use of his reason, and understood the letter, and outward meaning of them, he had been careful to observe them; nor could he charge himself with any open and flagrant transgression of them; not understanding the internal sense, extensive compass, and spirituality of them; and therefore asks,

what lack I yet?
In what am I deficient hitherto? in what have I come short of doing these things? what remains at last to be performed? what other precepts are to be obeyed? if there are any other commands, I am ready to observe them, which may be thought necessary to obtain eternal life.

Mǎtaìfúyīn 19:20 In-Context

18 Tā shuō , shénme jièméng . Yēsū shuō , jiù shì bùkĕ shārén , bùkĕ jiānyín , bùkĕ tōudào , bùkĕ zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng ,

19 Dāng xiàojìng fùmǔ . yòu dāng aìren rú jǐ .

20 Nà shàonián rén shuō , zhè yīqiè wǒ dōu zūnshǒu le . hǎi quē shǎo shénme ne .

21 Yēsū shuō , nǐ ruò yuànyì zuò wánquán rén , kĕyǐ qù biànmaì nǐ suǒyǒude , fèn gĕi qióngrén , jiù bì yǒu cáibǎo zaì tiān shang , nǐ hái yào lái gēn cóng wǒ .

22 Nà shàonián rén tīngjian zhè huà , jiù yōu yōuchóu chóu de zǒu le . yīnwei tāde chǎnyè hĕn duō .