KJV King James Version
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
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Matthew 19:18
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
WEB World English Bible
He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
ASV American Standard Version
He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He saith to him, ‘What kind?’ And Jesus said, ‘Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,
Surrounding context — Matthew 19
15 And he laid [his] hands on them, and departed thence.
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And 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.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΛέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heποίας;G4169 · poioswhat?ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐG3756 · ounoφονεύσεις,G5407 · phoneuōto murderοὐG3756 · ounoμοιχεύσεις,G3431 · moicheuōto commit adulteryοὐG3756 · ounoκλέψεις,G2813 · kleptōto stealοὐG3756 · ounoψευδομαρτυρήσεις,G5576 · pseudomartureōto perjure
Cross-references
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.James 2:10-11For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.Mark 10:19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.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.Luke 18:20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.Galatians 3:10For 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.Matthew 5:21-28Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:Romans 13:8-10Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
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