Mark 10:19

The law

¹⁷ As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁸ “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

²⁰ “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”

²¹ Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
KJV: Thou 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.
WEB: You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”
ASV: Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.
DARBY: Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.
BLB: You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.”

ÅB: Budene kjenner du: Du skal ikke drive hor, du skal ikke slå ihjel, du skal ikke stjele, du skal ikke si falskt vitnesbyrd, du skal ikke frata noen hva hans er, hedre din far og din mor.
OTB: Du kjenner budene: ‘Du skal ikke myrde, du skal ikke begå ekteskapsbrudd, du skal ikke stjele, du skal ikke gi falskt vitnesbyrd, du skal ikke bedra, hedre din far og mor.’”
B1930: Budene kjenner du: Du skal ikke drive hor, du skal ikke slå ihjel, du skal ikke stjele, du skal ikke si falskt vidnesbyrd, du skal ikke frata nogen hvad hans er, hedre din far og din mor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Exodus 20:12–17
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Romans 13:9
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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James 2:11
For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
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Luke 18:20
You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
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Matthew 19:17–19
“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
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1 Corinthians 6:7–9
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
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Romans 3:20
Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
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Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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