Luke 18:18

Etheridge Translation

AND one of the rulers asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life ?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

King James Version (1611)
And a certaine ruler asked him, saying, Good master, what shall I doe to inherit eternall life?

King James Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

English Standard Version
And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

New American Standard Bible
A ruler questioned Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Century Version
A certain leader asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to have life forever?"

Amplified Bible
A certain ruler asked Him, "Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom]?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
A ruler questioned Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And a ruler questioned Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Berean Standard Bible
Then a certain ruler asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Contemporary English Version
An important man asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to have eternal life?"

Complete Jewish Bible
One of the leaders asked him, "Good rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?"

Darby Translation
And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

Easy-to-Read Version
A religious leader asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then a certaine ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what ought I to doe, to inherite eternall life?

George Lamsa Translation
A nd one of the leaders asked him and said to him, O good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit life everlasting?

Good News Translation
A Jewish leader asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?"

Lexham English Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, by doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

Literal Translation
And a certain ruler asked Him saying, Good Teacher, what may I do to inherit eternal life?

American Standard Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Bible in Basic English
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

Hebrew Names Version
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

International Standard Version
Then an official asked Jesus,him">[fn] "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"Matthew 19:16; Mark 10:17;">[xr]

Murdock Translation
And one of the chiefs asked him, and said to him: Good Teacher, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And a certayne ruler asked hym, saying: Good maister, what ought I to do, to possesse eternall lyfe?

English Revised Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

World English Bible
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what do I do to inherit eternal life?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Weymouth's New Testament
The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And a prince axide hym, and seide, Goode maister, in what thing doynge schal Y weilde euerlastynge lijf?

Update Bible Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Webster's Bible Translation
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

New English Translation
Now a certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

New King James Version
Matthew 19:16-22; Mark 10:17-22">[xr] Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Living Translation
Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: "Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Life Bible
A leader of the people asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?"

New Revised Standard
A certain ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And a certain, ruler, questioned him, saying - Good Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit life age-abiding?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life?

Revised Standard Version
And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And a certayne ruler axed him sayinge: Good Master: what ought I to do to obtayne eternall lyfe?

Young's Literal Translation
And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And a certayne ruler axed him, and sayde: Good master, what must I do, that I maye enheret euerlastinge life?

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then a person of distinction ask'd him this question, good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

THE MESSAGE
One day one of the local officials asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to deserve eternal life?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
A religious leader once asked Jesus, "Hey Good Cowboy, how could I live forever?"

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ AND one of the rulers asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life ? ¹⁹ Jeshu saith to him, Why callest thou me good, and none is good but one, Aloha ? ²⁰ The commandments thou knowest, Thou shalt not kill, and, Thou shalt not commit adultery, and, Thou shalt not steal, and, Thou shalt not witness false testimony, Honour thy father and thy mother. ²¹ He saith to him, These all have I kept from my childhood. ²² But when Jeshu heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking with thee; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come after me. ²³ But he, when he heard these words, was grieved; for he was very rich. ²⁴ And when Jeshu saw that he was grieved, he said, How difficult is it to those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of Aloha ! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel into the aperture of a needle to enter, than the rich into the kingdom of Aloha. ²⁶ They who heard said to him, And who can be saved ? ²⁷ But Jeshu said, Those (things) which with the sons of men are not possible, with Aloha are possible to be done.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a certain: Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 10:17-31

Good: Luke 6:46, Ezekiel 33:31, Malachi 1:6, John 13:13-15

what: Luke 10:25, Acts 2:37, Acts 16:30

Reciprocal: Matthew 9:18 - ruler Luke 7:40 - Master Hebrews 9:15 - eternal 1 Peter 3:9 - that

Cross-References

Galatians 3:8
For Aloha who knew before that he would justify the Gentiles through faith, evangelized before unto Abraham; as saith the holy scripture: In thee all the nations shall be blessed:

Galatians 3:14
in order that upon the nations there might be the blessing of Abraham in Jeshu the Meshiha, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be He, Aloha, the Father of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, who hath blessed us with all blessings of the Spirit in heaven, in the Meshiha;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And a certain ruler asked him,.... A young man,

Matthew 19:20 a ruler among the Jews, a civil magistrate, and a very rich man; he ran after Jesus, and overtook him in the way, as he was going towards Jericho, Mark 10:17

saying, good master; "Rabbi"; or doctor,

what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Mark 10:17- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 18:18-23. A certain ruler — See the case of this person largely explained on Matthew 19:16-22, and Mark 10:21-22.