Mark 10:18-20
Amplified Bible
18 Jesus said to him, “[a]Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially] good [by nature] except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not testify falsely, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”(A) 20 And he replied to Him, “Teacher, I have [carefully] kept all these [commandments] since my [b]youth.”
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- Mark 10:18 Jesus was affirming His deity by challenging the man to recognize Him as Messiah.
- Mark 10:20 After reaching the age of thirteen a Jewish boy was personally responsible for keeping the Law.
Mark 10:18-20
New International Version
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’[a]”(A)
20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
Footnotes
- Mark 10:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
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