Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Then a certain member of the council asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get possession of eternal life?"
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Holman Bible
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International Standard Version
Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
A Conservative Version
And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, Good teacher, having done what, will I inherit eternal life?
American Standard Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Amplified
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]?”
An Understandable Version
Then a certain ruler [Note: This man was young and rich. See Matt. 19:16-22] asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what should I do in order to inherit never ending life?"
Anderson New Testament
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?
Common New Testament
Now a certain ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then a person of distinction ask'd him this question, good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
Darby Translation
And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
Godbey New Testament
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
Goodspeed New Testament
A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"
John Wesley New Testament
And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Julia Smith Translation
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
King James 2000
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"
Modern King James verseion
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Master: what ought I to do, to obtain eternal life?"
Moffatt New Testament
Then a ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what am I to do to inherit life eternal?"
Montgomery New Testament
A ruler put this question to him. "Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
NET Bible
Now a certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
New Heart English Bible
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Noyes New Testament
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?
Sawyer New Testament
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
The Emphasized Bible
And a certain, ruler, questioned him, saying - Good Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit life age-abiding?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And one of the Presidents asked Jesus this question--"Good Teacher, what must I do if I am to gain Immortal Life?"
Webster
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Weymouth New Testament
The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"
World English Bible
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Worrell New Testament
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"
Worsley New Testament
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Youngs Literal Translation
And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'
Themes
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Sought
Young men » Instances of religious young men » The rich young man
Topics
Interlinear
Tis
Agathos
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 18:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Rich Young Man
17 I solemnly say to you, Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child does, will never get into it at all." 18 Then a certain member of the council asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get possession of eternal life?" 19 Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me perfectly good? No one is perfectly good but God Himself.
Cross References
Matthew 19:16-30
And a man came up to Him and asked, "What is there good that I can do to possess eternal life?"
Mark 10:17-31
As He was again starting on a journey, a man ran up to Him, and knelt to Him, and was asking Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?"
Luke 6:46
"So why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' but do not practice what I tell you?
Luke 10:25-28
Just then an expert in the law got up to test Him by asking, "Teacher, what shall I do to get possession of eternal life?"
John 13:13-15
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right in calling me so, for that is what I am.
Acts 2:37
When they heard this, they were stabbed to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
Acts 16:30
After leading them out of the jail, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"