Mateus 19:20

20 Disse-lhe o jovem: “A tudo isso tenho obedecido. O que me falta ainda?”

Mateus 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.

Mateus 19:20 In-Context

18 “Quais?”, perguntou ele.Jesus respondeu: “ ‘Não matarás, não adulterarás, não furtarás, não darás falso testemunho,

19 honra teu pai e tua mãe’ e ‘Amarás o teu próximo como a ti mesmo’.”

20 Disse-lhe o jovem: “A tudo isso tenho obedecido. O que me falta ainda?”

21 Jesus respondeu: “Se você quer ser perfeito, vá, venda os seus bens e dê o dinheiro aos pobres, e você terá um tesouro nos céus. Depois, venha e siga-me”.

22 Ouvindo isso, o jovem afastou-se triste, porque tinha muitas riquezas.