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

19But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God. 20Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth. 22And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me. 23But when he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

Luke 18:21 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ταῦτα πάντα ἐφύλαξα ἐκ νεότητοςRead the interlinear

• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• keptφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: observeG5442
• youthνεότηςneotēs · youthG3503

Cross-references for Luke 18:21

• Luke 18:11The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
• Luke 15:7I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, [more] than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.
• Matthew 19:20The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
• Mark 10:20And he answering said to him, Teacher, all these things have I kept from my youth.
• Romans 10:2For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
• Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which [is] in [the] law, found 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

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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