Luke 18:21

Modern

“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.

Traditional

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

Literal

And he said, “All these I kept from my youth.”

Latin

Qui ait: Hæc omnia custodivi a juventute mea.

Greek

English

“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.

All these I have kept: The man’s claim to have kept all the commandments shows that he misunderstood the nature of true goodness.

The story of the rich religious leader warns against trusting in riches rather than pledging complete allegiance to God.

Theme notes and profiles

Philippians 3:6
…as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
Luke 18:11–12
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Mark 10:20–21
“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
Matthew 19:20–21
“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
Luke 15:7
I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
Romans 10:2–3
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
Luke 15:29
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.