A Rich Young Man

18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, by[a] doing what will I inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:18 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing”) which is understood as means
  2. Luke 18:20 A quotation from Exod 20:12–16; Deut 5:16–20

The Rich and the Kingdom of God(A)

18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(B)

19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20 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.’[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:20 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20