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Luke 18:18

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The Wealthy Ruler

18:18 Now 1  a certain ruler 2  asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 3 

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[18:18]  1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[18:18]  2 sn Only Luke states this man is a ruler (cf. the parallels in Matt 19:16-22 and Mark 10:17-22, where the questioner is described only as “someone”). He is probably a civic leader of some kind, a leader in the society.

[18:18]  3 sn The rich man wanted to know what he must do to inherit eternal life, but Jesus had just finished teaching that eternal life was not earned but simply received (18:17). See the similar question about inheriting eternal life in Luke 10:25.



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