Luke 18:20

“Thou knowest the commandments, etc.] The ten commandments given to Moses, and delivered to people; and which they were careful to teach their children; though five are only here mentioned, and not in the order in which they stand: suggesting hereby that these must be kept, or the law must he fulfilled, and satisfaction made for the violation of it, or there can be no inheriting eternal life. The five commandments mentioned are, the seventh, sixth, eighth, ninth, and fifth: do not commit adultery; do not kill; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honour father and thy mother; (see Gill on “<401917>Matthew 19:17”) and (see Gill on “<411019>Mark 10:19”).”

“Thou knowest, &c.--Matthew (Mat 19:17) is more complete here: "but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which--as if he had said, Point me out one of them which I have not kept?--"Jesus said, Thou shalt," &c. (Mat 19:17-18). Our Lord purposely confines Himself to the second table, which He would consider easy to keep, enumerating them all--for in Mark (Mar 10:19), "Defraud not" stands for the tenth (else the eighth is twice repeated). In Matthew (Mat 19:19) the sum of this second table of the law is added, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," as if to see if he would venture to say he had kept that.”

“See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Exo 20:12, &c. Luke 18:22”

“18:20 you know the commandments: Jesus cites the fifth through ninth of the Ten Commandments (Exod 20:12-16; Deut 5:16-20), which pertain to relationships between human beings.”

“knowest: Luk 10:26-28; Isa 8:20; Mat 19:17-19; Mar 10:18, Mar 10:19; Rom 3:20, Rom 7:7-11 Do not commit: Exo 20:12-17; Deu 5:16-21; Rom 13:9; Gal 3:10-13; Eph 6:2; Col 3:20; Jam 2:8-11 Luke 18:21”