To the words, "Keep the commandments," the young man answered, "Which?" He supposed that some ceremonial precept was meant, but Christ was speaking of the law given from Sinai. He mentioned several commandments from the second table of the Decalogue, then summed them all up in the precept, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

Til ordene: "Hold budene," svarede den unge mand: "Hvilke bud?" Han troede, at Jesus mente en eller anden ceremoniel forskrift, men Kristus talte om loven, der blev givet på Sinaj. Han nævnte flere bud fra den anden af lovens tavler hvorefter han sammenfattede dem alle i buddet: "Du skal elske din næste som dig selv."