<p>18:21 <i>And he said: All these things have I observed from my youth</i>- The record in Mt. 19:20 stresses the incongruity and inappropriacy of the young man&rsquo;s self-righteousness: &ldquo;The&nbsp;<i>youth</i>&nbsp;answered, all these have I kept from my&nbsp;<i>youth</i>&nbsp;up&rdquo;. He was young- and he says that since a young man he had kept all the commands. Now the Lord doesn&rsquo;t lecture him about self-righteousness, nor does He point out that the young man is way over rating his own spirituality and obedience. Instead, the Master focuses on the positive- as if to say &lsquo;You are zealous for perfection? Great So, sell what you have and give to the poor. Go on, rise up to the challenge&rsquo;.</p>