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King James Bible - Luke 18:23

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:23

Entonces �l, oídas estas cosas, se puso muy triste, porque era muy rico.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 23. And when he heard this , etc.] That one thing was wanting, and what that was, which was to part with all his worldly substance, and follow Christ; he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich ; (see Gill on � Matthew 19:22�).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 18-30 - Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, whic would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leav Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it shall be their God, not their wordly gain. Their boaste obedience will be found mere outside show; the love of the world in some form or other lies at the root. Men are apt to speak too much of what they have left and lost, of what they have done and suffered for Christ, as Peter did. But we should rather be ashamed that there ha been any regret or difficulty in doing it.

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Greek Textus Receptus

ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ακουσας 191 5660 V-AAP-NSM ταυτα 5023 D-APN περιλυπος 4036 A-NSM εγενετο 1096 5633 V-2ADI-3S ην 2258 5713 V-IXI-3S γαρ 1063 CONJ πλουσιος 4145 A-NSM σφοδρα 4970 ADV

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

23. He was very sorrowful. Rev., more correctly renders ejgenhqh, he became. See on Mark x. 22.

Very rich. The Greek order forms a climax: "rich exceedingly."

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

18:23 {Became} (egeneqe). First aorist passive indicative of ginomai. Like his countenance fell (stugnasas), in #Mr 10:22. {Exceedingly sorrowful} (perilupos). Old adjective (peri, lupe) with perfective use of peri. {Very rich} (plousios sfodra). Rich exceedingly. Today, a multimillionaire.