For example, when Jesus spoke to the rich young man that he would be saved by keeping the commandments, he said this because he was speaking to a Jew living under the Old Covenant. He knew, of course, that no one trying to live according to the Law would be able to save himself.
Kwa mfano, wakati Yesu alipo sema na yule kijana tajiri kwamba ange okoka kwa kushika amri, alisema haya kwa sababu alikuwa akizungumza na Myahudi aliye chini ya Agano la Kale. Alijua, hakika, hakuna mtu anaye ishi kulingana sheria anaweza kujiokoa mwenyewe.