They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
Luke 18:18 - Y'all Version Bible A certain ruler questioned him, saying, “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? |
They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
“A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says YHWH Almighty to y’all priests who despise my name. “Y’all ask, ‘How have we despised your name?’”
Jesus responded to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, God.
“Why do y’all call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and yet y’all don’t do what I say?
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”