Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
Parallel translations
- WEB You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
- BSB You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
- NKJV You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
- NASB You know the commandments, ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Honor your father and mother.’ ”
- NLT But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’”
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Quick answer
Jesus recites commandments dealing with our duties to others. He meets the ruler on the ground of the Law he claims to keep.
Overview
Jesus cites commandments from the second table of the Law, those governing human relationships. By pointing to the Law, he draws out whether the ruler has truly kept it. This sets up the test that will reveal the idol of wealth standing between the ruler and wholehearted obedience to God.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 20:12–17Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Rom 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- Deut 5:16–21Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Matt 19:17–19And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
- Eph 6:2Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
- Rom 7:7–11What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
- Col 3:20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
- Jas 2:8–11If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
- Rom 3:20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
- Isa 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
- Mark 10:18–19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
- Gal 3:10–13For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
- Luke 10:26–28He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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