So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
Luke 18:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A ruler asked him, ‘Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And a certain ruler asked Him, Good Teacher [You who are essentially and perfectly morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom]? American Standard Version (1901) And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Common English Bible A certain ruler asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?” Catholic Public Domain Version And a certain leader questioned him, saying: "Good teacher, what should I do to possess eternal life?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life? |
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
‘A son honours his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is my honour? And if I am a master, where is your fear of me? says the Lord of Armies to you priests, who despise my name.’ Yet you ask, ‘How have we despised your name? ’
‘Why do you call me good? ’ Jesus asked him. ‘No one is good except God alone.
When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brothers, what should we do? ’