The Rich Young Ruler

17. when he was gone forth Literally, when He was going forth. He was just starting, it would seem, on His last journey towards Bethany.

one He was young (Matthew 19:22), of great wealth, and a ruler of a local synagogue (Luke 18:18).

running Running up to Him, apparently from behind, eager and breathless. Then he knelt before Him, as was usual before a venerated Rabbi.

what shall I do He had probably observed our Lord's gracious reception of little children, and he desired to have part in the Kingdom promised to them. But his question betrays his fundamental error. Not by doing, but by being, was an entrance into it to be obtained.

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