Luke 18:21

21 And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth."

Luke 18:21 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:21

And he said
That is, the ruler said to him, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions add; "to Jesus", as the Persic version expresses it;

all these have I kept from my youth up; (See Gill on Matthew 19:20) where it is added, what lack I yet?

Luke 18:21 In-Context

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.'"

21 And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth."

22 And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

23 But [when he] heard these [things] he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

Footnotes

• [a] Some manuscripts omit "my"