Jesus answered him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is [only] One who is good [i.e., God]. But if you want to enter [never ending] life, [then] obey His commandments.”
1 Peter 3:10 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) For [Psalm 39:12 says], “The person who loves [his] life and wants to have happy days, should avoid saying anything bad or deceptive. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For He that will love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good–whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit). American Standard Version (1901) For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: Common English Bible For “those who want to love life ” “and see good days ” “should keep their tongue from evil speaking ” “and their lips from speaking lies. ” Catholic Public Domain Version For whoever wants to love life and to see good days should restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, so that they utter no deceit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. |
Jesus answered him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is [only] One who is good [i.e., God]. But if you want to enter [never ending] life, [then] obey His commandments.”
For whoever would [try to] save his life [i.e., by neglecting spiritual things] will lose it [i.e., miss out on the blessings of God]. But whoever [is willing] to lose his life [i.e., in commitment to God’s service] for my sake and [the work of] the Gospel’s sake, will save it [i.e., obtain both temporal and spiritual blessings].
[As] Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward Him, He said [this] about him, “Look, [there is] a true Israelite, a completely honest man!”
The person who loves his [earthly] life will [eventually] lose it [forever], but the person who hates his life in this world will retain never ending life.
If anyone considers himself to be religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, this person is self-deceived and his religion is worthless.
Therefore, you should put out of your lives all malice [i.e., bad attitudes], and all deceit and hypocrisy, and all envy and unwholesome talk.