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Luke 18:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

Luke 18:20

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And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

19

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none {is} good, save one, {that is}, God.

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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.

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And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

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Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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