KJV King James Version
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
WEB World English Bible
You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
ASV American Standard Version
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.’
Surrounding context — Luke 18
17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.
20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐντολὰςG1785 · entolēcommandmentοἶδας·G6063 · oidato knowμὴG3361 · mēnotμοιχεύσῃς,G3431 · moicheuōto commit adulteryμὴG3361 · mēnotφονεύσῃς,G5407 · phoneuōto murderμὴG3361 · mēnotκλέψῃς,G2813 · kleptōto stealμὴG3361 · mēnotψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,G5576 · pseudomartureōto perjureτίμαG5091 · timaōto honorτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherσουG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμητέραG3384 · mētērmother
Cross-references
Exodus 20:12-17Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 5:16-21Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Romans 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Ephesians 6:2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)Matthew 19:17-19And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.James 2:8-11If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.Colossians 3:20Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.Galatians 3:10-13For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.Mark 10:18-19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God.Romans 3:20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.Romans 7:7-11What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.Luke 10:26-28He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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