Luke 18:20
New International Version
You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

New Living Translation
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.’”

English Standard Version
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”

Berean Standard Bible
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’ ”

Berean Literal Bible
You know the commandments: 'You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall honor your father and mother.'"

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”

NASB 1995
“You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”

NASB 1977
“You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”

Legacy Standard Bible
You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”

Amplified Bible
You know the commandments: ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT TESTIFY FALSELY, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.’”

Christian Standard Bible
You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother. ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not bear false witness; honor your father and mother.” “

American Standard Version
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.

Contemporary English Version
You know the commandments: 'Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not tell lies about others. Respect your father and mother.'"

English Revised Version
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and mother.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You know the commandments: Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and your mother."

Good News Translation
You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; respect your father and your mother.'"

International Standard Version
You know the commandments: 'Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.'"

Majority Standard Bible
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

NET Bible
You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'"

New Heart English Bible
You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother.

Weymouth New Testament
You know the Commandments: 'Do not commit adultery;' 'Do not murder;' 'Do not steal;' 'Do not lie in giving evidence;' 'Honour thy father and thy mother.'"

World English Bible
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.’”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
you have known the commands: You may not commit adultery, You may not murder, You may not steal, You may not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.”

Berean Literal Bible
You know the commandments: 'You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall honor your father and mother.'"

Young's Literal Translation
the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou knowest the commands, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, Thou shouldest not kill, Thou shouldest not steal, Thou shouldest not bear false testimony, Honour thy father and thy mother.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You know the commandments: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.”

New American Bible
You know the commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother.’ ”

New Revised Standard Version
You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother.’”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
You know the commandments: You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and your mother.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not testify a false testimony. Honor your father and your mother.' “
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery; Do not kill; Do not steal; Do not bear false testimony; Honor your father and your mother.

Godbey New Testament
You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, honor thy father and mother.

Haweis New Testament
Thou knowest the commandments, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

Mace New Testament
you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and mother."

Weymouth New Testament
You know the Commandments: 'Do not commit adultery;' 'Do not murder;' 'Do not steal;' 'Do not lie in giving evidence;' 'Honour thy father and thy mother.'"

Worrell New Testament
You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not kill,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"

Worsley New Testament
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.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Rich Young Ruler
19“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. 20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’” 21“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.…

Cross References
Exodus 20:12-16
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. ...

Deuteronomy 5:16-20
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. ...

Matthew 19:18-19
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, / honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Mark 10:19
You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

Romans 13:9
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

James 2:10-11
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. / For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

Matthew 5:21-22
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ / But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Matthew 5:27-28
You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 15:4
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

Ephesians 6:2-3
“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

1 Timothy 1:8-10
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately. / We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching

Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 6:16-19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...

Hosea 4:2
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Jeremiah 7:9
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,


Treasury of Scripture

You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.

knowest.

Luke 10:26-28
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? …

Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Matthew 19:17-19
And 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…

Do not commit.

Exodus 20:12-17
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee…

Deuteronomy 5:16-21
Honour 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…

Romans 13:9
For 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.

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Luke 18
1. Of the importunate widow.
9. Of the Pharisee and the tax collector.
15. Of Children brought to Jesus.
18. A ruler would follow Jesus, but is hindered by his riches.
28. The reward of those who leave all for his sake.
31. He foretells his death;
35. and restores a blind man to sight.














You know the commandments
This phrase indicates a familiarity with the Mosaic Law, which was central to Jewish life and religious practice. The Greek word for "know" here is "οἶδα" (oida), suggesting not just awareness but an intimate understanding. Jesus is speaking to the rich young ruler, reminding him of the moral and ethical standards that have been divinely instituted. This serves as a foundation for the conversation about eternal life, emphasizing that the commandments are not just rules but a reflection of God's holy character.

Do not commit adultery
The commandment against adultery is rooted in the sanctity of marriage, a covenant relationship established by God. The Greek word "μοιχεύω" (moicheuō) is used here, which directly translates to committing adultery. This commandment underscores the importance of faithfulness and purity, reflecting God's own faithfulness to His people. In a broader sense, it calls believers to live lives of integrity and loyalty, both in their relationships and in their spiritual walk with God.

Do not murder
The prohibition against murder, "φονεύω" (phoneuō) in Greek, highlights the value of human life, created in the image of God. This commandment is a call to respect and preserve life, recognizing that each person is precious to God. Historically, this commandment has been foundational in shaping societies that value justice and the protection of the innocent. It also points to the deeper issue of anger and hatred in the heart, which Jesus addresses in the Sermon on the Mount.

Do not steal
The commandment against stealing, "κλέπτω" (kleptō) in Greek, emphasizes respect for others' property and rights. It calls for honesty and integrity in all dealings, reflecting God's justice and righteousness. This commandment is a reminder that God is the ultimate provider, and we are to trust Him for our needs rather than taking what is not ours. It also encourages a spirit of generosity and contentment, recognizing that all we have is a gift from God.

Do not bear false witness
Bearing false witness, "ψευδομαρτυρέω" (pseudomartyreō) in Greek, is a violation of truth and justice. This commandment underscores the importance of honesty and integrity in our words, as they have the power to harm or heal. In a legal context, it protects the innocent and upholds justice. Spiritually, it calls believers to reflect God's truthfulness in their lives, avoiding deceit and promoting truth in all interactions.

Honor your father and mother
The command to honor one's parents, "τίμα" (timaō) in Greek, is foundational for family and societal stability. It reflects the importance of respect and gratitude towards those who have nurtured and guided us. This commandment is unique in that it comes with a promise of blessing and long life (Exodus 20:12). It serves as a reminder of the importance of family relationships and the role they play in shaping character and faith.

(20) Thou knowest the commandments.--St. Luke here agrees with St. Matthew in omitting the "defraud not," which we find in St. Mark.

Verse 20. - Thou knowest the commandments. The report in St. Matthew is somewhat fuller. There the ruler, when directed to the commandments, replies by asking "which?" expecting most likely to be referred to some of the elaborate traditional laws of the rabbinic schools, which were difficult to keep even by men in the position of a wealthy Pharisee; but to his surprise Jesus mentions the most general and best-known of the ancient ten.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
You know
οἶδας (oidas)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

commandments:
ἐντολὰς (entolas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

‘Do not commit adultery,
μοιχεύσῃς (moicheusēs)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 3431: To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery.

do not murder,
φονεύσῃς (phoneusēs)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5407: To murder, kill. From phoneus; to be a murderer.

do not steal,
κλέψῃς (klepsēs)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2813: To steal. A primary verb; to filch.

do not bear false witness,
ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς (pseudomartyrēsēs)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5576: To testify falsely, bear false witness. From pseudomartur; to be an untrue testifier, i.e. Offer falsehood in evidence.

honor
Τίμα (Tima)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5091: From timios; to prize, i.e. Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

father
πατέρα (patera)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

mother.’”
μητέρα (mētera)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.


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