MAT 19:20 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “I’ve kept all of those,” the young man said, “so what else do I need to do?”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT The young man says to him, “All these things I have kept. What do I still lack?”

UST The young man replied, “I have done each of these things that God commanded. What more do I need to do to truly live?”

BSB “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”

BLB The young man says to him, "All these things I have kept. What do I still lack?"

AICNT The young man said to him, “All these I have kept [[from my youth]];[fn] what do I still lack?”

19:20, from my youth: Later manuscripts add.

OEB ‘I have observed all these,’ said the young man. ‘What is still wanting in me?’

WEBBE The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The young man said to him, “I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?”

LSV The young man says to Him, “All these I kept from my youth; what yet do I lack?”

FBV “I've kept all these commandments,” the young man said. “What else do I need to do?”

TCNT The young man said to him, “I have kept all these commandments [fn]from the time I was a young boy; what do I still lack?”

19:20 from the time I was a young boy ¦ — CT

T4T Thinking that he might not be able to live with God eternally even though he had kept those commandments, the young man said to Jesus, “I have always obeyed all those commandments. What else must I do in order to live with God eternally?”

LEB The young man said to him, “All these I have observed. What do I still lack?”

BBE The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?

Moff The young man said, "I have observed all these. What more is wanting?"

Wymth "All of these," said the young man, "I have carefully kept. What do I still lack?"

ASV The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?

DRA The young man saith to him: All these I have kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me?

YLT The young man saith to him, 'All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

Drby The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?

RV The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?
(The young man saith/says unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet? )

SLT The young man says to him, All these have I watched from my youth; what yet do I want?

Wbstr The young man saith to him, All these things have I kept from my youth: what lack I yet?

KJB-1769 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
(The young man saith/says unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? )

KJB-1611 The young man saith vnto him, All these things haue I kept from my youth vp: what lacke I yet?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The young man sayth vnto hym: All these thynges haue I kept, from my youth vp: what lacke I yet?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva The yong man sayd vnto him, I haue obserued all these things from my youth: what lacke I yet?
(The young man said unto him, I have observed all these things from my youth: what lack I yet? )

Cvdl Then sayde the yonge ma vnto him: All these haue I kepte fro my youth vp: what lack I yet?
(Then said the young man unto him: All these have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?)

TNT And the younge man sayde vnto him: I have observed all these thingis from my youth what lacke I yet?
(And the younge man said unto him: I have observed all these things from my youth what lack I yet? )

Wycl The yonge man seith to hym, Y haue kept alle these thingis fro my youthe, what yit failith to me?
(The young man saith/says to him, I have kept all these things from my youthe, what yet faileth/fails to me?)

Luth Da sprach der Jüngling zu ihm: Das habe ich alles gehalten von meiner Jugend auf; was fehlet mir noch?
(So spoke the/of_the youth(n) to/for him: The have I all/everything held from mine youth on/in/to; what/which mistake to_me still?)

ClVg Dicit illi adolescens: Omnia hæc custodivi a juventute mea: quid adhuc mihi deest?[fn]
(Sayit them adolescens: Everything these_things I_kept from youth my: what still to_me is_missing? )

19.20 Dicit ei adolescens. BED. Non putandus iste (ut quidam aiunt) vel Dominum tentasse, vel de sua vita mentitus esse, sed simpliciter ut vixit, confessus est: alioquin (ut alius Evangelista ait) non, intuitus arcana cordis ejus, diligere eum diceretur Jesus. Diligit enim eos qui mandata legis custodiunt, sed quod ibi minus est his qui perfecti volunt esse, adjungit; unde sequitur: Si vis perfectus esse. Omnia hæc. HIER. Mentitur. Si enim diligeret proximum suum sicut seipsum, opere complesset, non esset tristis cum sua pauperibus dare juberetur.

19.20 Sayit to_him adolescens. BED. Not/No putandus this (as some they_say) or the_Master tentasse, or from/about his_own life mentitus to_be, but simply as lived, confessus it_is: otherwise (as another Evangelista he_said) non, glance secrets of_the_heart his, to_love him it_would_be_said Yesus. Loves because them who/which commands law they_keep, but that there minus it_is his who/which perfect they_want to_be, adjoins; from_where/who follows: When/But_if you_want perfect to_be. Everything these_things. HIER. Mentitur. When/But_if because would_love next_door his_own like himself, by_work complesset, not/no was sad/bitter when/with his_own to_the_poor dare yuberetur.

UGNT λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος, πάντα ταῦτα ἐφύλαξα; τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ?
(legei autōi ho neaniskos, panta tauta efulaxa; ti eti husterō?)

SBL-GNT λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος· ⸂Πάντα ταῦτα⸃ ⸀ἐφύλαξα· τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ;
(legei autōi ho neaniskos; ⸂Panta tauta⸃ ⸀efulaxa; ti eti husterō;)

RP-GNT Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος, Πάντα ταῦτα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου· τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ;
(Legei autōi ho neaniskos, Panta tauta efulaxamaʸn ek neotaʸtos mou; ti eti husterō;)

TC-GNT Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος, [fn]Πάντα ταῦτα [fn]ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου· τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ;
(Legei autōi ho neaniskos, Panta tauta efulaxamaʸn ek neotaʸtos mou; ti eti husterō; )

19:20 παντα ταυτα ¦ ταυτα παντα WH

19:20 εφυλαξαμην εκ νεοτητος μου ¦ εφυλαξα CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 19:16–30: Jesus taught about entering the kingdom of heaven

In this section, a young man asked Jesus what he must do to get eternal life. Jesus gave him a standard answer, which was to obey God’s commands.

The young man apparently felt that this was not enough and asked what else he should do (19:20). Then Jesus told him to sell his possessions, give the money to the poor, and follow him. The young man was rich, and he was not willing to sell his things. So he left.

Jesus then used the rich young man as an example. He explained that riches make it difficult to enter the kingdom (19:23–24). The saying of a camel going through the eye of a needle was probably a well-known proverb about something impossible to do. Without God making it possible, neither a rich person nor anyone else is able to enter the kingdom (19:26).

Jesus also gave a promise that those whom he asked to leave their possessions and family behind to serve him would receive great rewards (19:29).

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The Rich Young Man (NIV)

A rich young man’s questions

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 10:17–31 and Luke 18:18–30.

19:20a

“All these I have kept,” said the young man.

The young man said to him, “I have obeyed all those laws.
The young man said, “I have done/followed all these commands.

All these I have kept: Some later manuscripts added the words “from my youth” to the text. The UBS editors rejected this as not original with near certainty. As in 19:17c, the Greek verb that the BSB translates as kept means “obeyed” or “followed.” The context implies that the young man felt that he had always followed all these commandments.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I have obeyed all these commandments (GNT)

I have carefully followed all of those commands/laws

the young man: The Greek word that the BSB translates as young man refers to a relatively young man. He was perhaps between the ages of 21 and 28. This is the same person who asked Jesus the question in 19:16a.

19:20b

“What do I still lack?”

What is still missing in my life?” (JBP)
What do I still need to do to have eternal life?”

What do I still lack?: The Greek word that the BSB translates as lack means “miss something that is to one’s benefit.” The young man asked what more he needed to do have eternal life (19:16).

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

What is still missing in my life? (JBP)

What more do I need to do? (NJB)

What else must I do? (CEV)

Parallel MAT 19:20

Section 19:16–30: Jesus taught about entering the kingdom of heaven

19:20a

19:20b