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
Matthew 19:16-22
Lexham English Bible
A Rich Young Man
16 And behold, someone came up to him and[a] said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why are you asking me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your[b] father and your[c] mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man said to him, “All these I have observed. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give the proceeds[d] to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.” 22 But when[e] the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.
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- Matthew 19:16 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 19:19 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 19:19 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 19:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 19:22 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
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