Luke 18:18–20
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The Wealthy Ruler
18:18Now55 a certain ruler56 asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”5718:19Jesus58 said to him, “Why do you call me good?59 No one is good except God alone. 18:20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”60
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- 55 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
- 56 Only Luke states this man is a ruler (cf. the parallels in Matt 19:16–22 and Mark 10:17–22, where the questioner is described only as “someone”). He is probably a civic leader of some kind, a leader in the society.
- 57 The rich man wanted to know what he must do to inherit eternal life, but Jesus had just finished teaching that eternal life was not earned but simply received (18:17). See the similar question about inheriting eternal life in Luke 10:25.
- 58 Grk “And Jesus.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- 59 Jesus’ response, Why do you call me good?, was designed to cause the ruler to stop and think for a moment about who Jesus really was. The following statement No one is good except God alone seems to point the man in the direction of Jesus’ essential nature and the demands which logically follow on the man for having said it.
- 60 A quotation from Exod 20:12–16 and Deut 5:16–20. Jesus cited the parts of the ten commandments that relate to how others should be treated.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’ ”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, by doing what will I inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’ ”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 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.
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