Luke 18:18

A Rich Young Man

18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

Luke 18:18 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:18

And a certain ruler asked him
A young man, ( Matthew 19:20 ) a ruler among the Jews, a civil magistrate, and a very rich man; he ran after Jesus, and overtook him in the way, as he was going towards Jericho, ( Mark 10:17 )

saying, good master;
"Rabbi"; or doctor,

what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
(See Gill on Matthew 19:16).

Luke 18:18 In-Context

16 But Jesus called them to himself, saying, "Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.

17 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

19 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one [is] good except God alone.

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

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[by]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("doing") which is understood as means