Luke 18:21

Luke 18:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
• New International Version (NIV)“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

Context of Luke 18:21

19Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially and morally] good except God alone. 20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not testify falsely, Honor your father and your mother.’ ” He replied, “I have kept all these things from my youth.” 22When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “You still lack one thing; sell everything that you have and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have [abundant] treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me [becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk].” 23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

Luke 18:21 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ταῦτα πάντα ἐφύλαξα ἐκ νεότητοςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• have I keptφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: observeG5442
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• youth upνεότηςneotēs · youthG3503

Cross-references for Luke 18:21

• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood [ostentatiously] and began praying to himself [in a self-righteous way, saying]: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust (dishonest), adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
• Luke 15:7I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
• Matthew 19:20The young man said to Him, “I have kept all these things [from my youth]; what do I still lack?”
• Mark 10:20And he replied to Him, “Teacher, I have [carefully] kept all these [commandments] since my youth.”
• Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes].
• Philippians 3:6as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.

Commentaries on Luke 18:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, which would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leave Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day. They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it shall be their God, not their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21All these I have kept: The man’s claim to have kept all the commandments shows that he misunderstood the nature of true goodness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. All these, &c.--"what lack I yet?" adds Matthew (Mt 19:20). Ah! this gives us a glimpse of his heart. Doubtless he was perfectly sincere; but something within whispered to him that his keeping of the commandments was too easy a way of getting to heaven. He felt something beyond this to be necessary; after keeping all the commandments he was at a loss to know what that could be; and he came to Jesus just upon that point. "Then," says Mark (Mr 10:21)…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 18:21

• Jesus, the Christ
• Obedience
• Riches
• Salvation
• Self-Righteousness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Admiration
• Bear
• Elect
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Martha
• Peraea
• Year
• Ten Commandments

Commentaries on Luke 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings