[10:18] 1 sn Jesus’ response, Why do you call me good?, was designed to cause the young man to stop and think for a moment about who Jesus really was. The following statement No one is good except God alone seems to point the man in the direction of Jesus’ essential nature and the demands which logically follow on the man for having said it.
[10:26] 2 tn Grk “But they were even more astonished, saying.” The participle λέγονες (legontes) has been translated here as a finite verb to emphasize the sequence of events: The disciples were astonished, then they spoke.
[10:26] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of thought.
[10:26] 4 sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?
