Luke 18:21

The ruler said, “All these things I have obeyed from the time I was a youth.”

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

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20You know the commandments—do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not testify falsely, honor your father and mother.”

22When Jesus heard that, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. You must sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”

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Cross References

Mark 10:20The man said, “Teacher, all these things I have obeyed from the time I was a youth.”

Luke 15:29But the older son answered and said to his father, 'Look, these many years I slaved for you, and I never broke a rule of yours, and yet you never gave me a young goat that I might celebrate with my friends,

Romans 10:2For I testify about them 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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