Matthew 19:13-29

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:14

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Ver. 14. For of such is the kingdom ] That is, all the blessings of heaven and earth comprised in the covenant belong both to these and such as these,Matthew 18:3; Matthew 18:3 . Let them, therefore, have free recourse to me, who will both own them and crown them with life eternal. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:15

15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. Ver. 15. And he laid his hands on them ] So putting upon them his father’s blessing, as Jacob did upon Joseph’s sons, whom by this symbol he adopted for his own. And albeit our Saviour baptized not these infants (as neither did he those that were larger), yet forasmuch as they were confessedly capable of Christ’s gifts, they were doubtless capable of the signs and seals of those gifts; if capable of imposition of Christ’s hands, of his... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:16

16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Ver. 16. And behold one came ] One of good rank, a ruler, Luke 18:18 , of good estate, for he was rich, and had great revenue ( χρηματα, saith Luke, κτηματα , saith Matthew,Matthew 19:22; Matthew 19:22 , he had a good title to that he had, and he lived not beside it). He was also a young man, in the prime and pride of his age, and had been well bred; both for point of civility,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:17

17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is , God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Ver. 17. Why callest thou me good? ] And if I be not good, much less art thou, what good conceits soever thou hast of thyself. Here, then, our Saviour teaches this younker humility and self-annihilation. Phocion was surnamed Bonus Good, but what was his goodness more than a silver sin? Lacones neminem bonum fieri publicis literis columna... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:18

18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Ver. 18. Thou shalt do no murder ] Our Saviour instanceth the commandments of the second table only, as presupposing those of the first, for the second table must be kept in the first; a and the whole law, say the schools, is but one copulative. The two tables of the law (saith a reverend divine) b are, in their object, answerable to the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:19

19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Ver. 19. Thou shall love thy neighbour, &c. ] Which because thou doest not (as appears, because thou wilt not part with thy possessions to relieve the poor), therefore much less doest thou love God, and therefore art not the man thou takest thyself for. Civil men overween a themselves, and boast of their moral righteousness; yet make no conscience of the lesser breaches of the second table, nor yet of... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:20

20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Ver. 20. All these things have I kept ] Lie and all; as now the Popish Pharisees dream and brag that they can keep the law, and spare. a They can do more than any that ever went before them, Psalms 143:2 ; Job 15:14 ; James 3:2 . Oecolampadius saith that none of the patriarchs lived out a full thousand years (which is a number of perfection), to teach us that here is no perfection of piety.... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:21

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. Ver. 21. If thou wilt be perfect ] As thou boastest and aimest, and which never yet any man was, nor can be here. The misunderstanding of this text made some of the ancients count and call it consilium perfectionis, a counsel of perfection; such as whosoever did observe, should do something more than the law required, and so... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:22

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. Ver. 22. He went away sorrowful ] That Christ should require that which he was not willing to perform. If heaven can be obtained upon no other terms, Christ may keep his heaven to himself; he will have none. How many have we today that must be gainers by their religion, which must be another Diana to the craftsmasters? They are resolved, howsoever, to lose nothing, suffer nothing, but rather... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:23

23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ver. 23. A rich man shall hardly enter ] With that burden of thick clay, that camels bunch on his back. Heaven is a stately palace, with a narrow portal; there must he both stripping and straining ere one can get through this strait, gate. The greatest wealth is ordinarily tumoured up with the greatest swelth of rebellion against God " Ardua res haec est opibus non... read more

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