Matthew 19:16-22
Christian Standard Bible
The Rich Young Ruler
16 Just then someone came up and asked him,(A) “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?” (B)
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?”[a] he said to him. “There is only one who is good.[b] If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”(C)
18 “Which ones?” he asked him.
Jesus answered: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness;(D) 19 honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.[c](E)
20 “I have kept all these,”[d] the young man told him. “What do I still lack?”
21 “If you want to be perfect,”[e] Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor,(F) and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard that, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
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Matthew 19:16-22
International Standard Version
A Rich Man Comes to Jesus(A)
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus.[a] “Teacher,”[b] he asked, “what good deed should I do to have eternal life?”
17 Jesus[c] asked him, “Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good.[d] If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments.”
18 The young man[e] asked him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You must not murder,[f] you must not commit adultery,[g] you must not steal,[h] you must not give false testimony,[i] 19 honor your father and mother,’[j] and, ‘you must love your neighbor as yourself.’”[k]
20 The young man told him, “I have kept all of these.[l] What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money[m] to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me.” 22 But when the young man heard this statement he went away sad, because he had many possessions.
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- Matthew 19:16 Lit. him
- Matthew 19:16 Other mss. read Good Teacher
- Matthew 19:17 Lit. He
- Matthew 19:17 Other mss. read Why do you call me good? No one is good except for one—God
- Matthew 19:18 Lit. He
- Matthew 19:18 Cf. Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17
- Matthew 19:18 Cf. Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18
- Matthew 19:18 Cf. Exod 20:15; Deut 5:19
- Matthew 19:18 Cf. Exod 20:16; Deut 5:20
- Matthew 19:19 Cf. Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16
- Matthew 19:19 Cf. Lev 19:18
- Matthew 19:20 Other mss. read kept all of these since I was a young man
- Matthew 19:21 The Gk. lacks the money
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