Luke 18:21

The man said, “I have kept all these commandments from the time I was a young boy.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

In Context

20Yoʋ know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother.’”

22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing yoʋ still lack: Sell everything yoʋ have and distribute the money to the poor, and yoʋ will have treasure in heaven; then come follow me.”

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Cross References

Mark 10:20The man answered him, “Teacher, I have kept all these commandments from the time I was a young boy.”

Luke 15:29But he said to his father in response, ‘Behold, all these years I have served yoʋ and have never disobeyed yoʋr command, yet yoʋ have never given me even a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends.

Romans 10:2I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:19-31

Riches a Spiritual Hindrance. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that… Read the whole commentary →

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