ness, in a too pure [unalloyed] sense. Jesus informs Him that he will not find this with Him : Comp. Luke ix. 57, etc. Nevertheless He does not say, I am not good : but, Why dost thou call Me good ? Just as in Matt. xxii. 43, He does not deny, that He, the Son of David, is at one and the same time also the Lord of David. God is good : there is no goodness without Godhead. The young man perceived in Jesus the presence of goodness in some degree ; otherwise he would not have applied to Him : but he did not perceive it in its full extent ; otherwise he would not have gone back from Him. Much less did he perceive [recognise] His Godhead. Wherefore Jesus does not accept from Him the title of goodness without the title of God head (Comp. the " Why call ye me, Lord, Lord," Luke vi. 46) : and thereby vindicates the honour of the Father, with whom He is one. See John v. 19. At the same time He darts [causes to enter] a ray of His omniscience into the heart of this young man, and shows that the young man has not as yet the knowledge concerning Himself, Jesus Christ, worthy of so exalted a title, which otherwise is altogether appropriate to Him. Wherefore He does not say, There is none good save one, that is, My Father ; but, There is none good save one, that is, God. Often our Lord proportioned [qualified] His words to the capa city of those who questioned Him, John iv. 22. So a war like commander, of noble birth, might answer to a person, who knew not his noble birth, though knowing the fact of his being a commander, Wliy do you call me, a gracious lord? Jesus manifested His goodness to the disciples, Luke x. 23 ; Rom. xiv. 16.
19. O/Ba;, thou knoiuest) Why dost thou ask, What shall I do ? — pr, avosrspiffr,;, defraud not) by covetousness, Exod. xx. 17.1 The same verb occurs, 1 Cor. vi. 8 : see note.
20. A/fSaffxaXs, Master) The young man now repeats the noun [title of address] without the epithet [good]. And yet Jesus loves him.
21. 'E/z,/3Xe%j/a; avrp riydvqsiv alrbv, looking earnestly on him, loved him) He expressed love with the earnest look, and as it
1 Otherwise this command would not differ from the previous, " Do not steal." — En. and TUA?>SL.