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NIV © |
A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" |
NASB © |
A ruler questioned Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" |
NLT © |
Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: "Good teacher, what should I do to get eternal life?" |
MSG © |
One day one of the local officials asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to deserve eternal life?" |
BBE © |
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? |
NRSV © |
A certain ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" |
NKJV © |
Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" |
KJV | And <2532> a certain <5100> ruler <758> asked <1905> (5656) him <846>_, saying <3004> (5723)_, Good <18> Master <1320>_, what <5101> shall I do <4160> (5660) to inherit <2816> (5692) (5661) eternal <166> life <2222>_? |
NASB © |
A ruler <758> questioned <1905> Him, saying <3004> , "Good <18> Teacher <1320> , what <5101> shall I do <4160> to inherit <2816> eternal <166> life ?"<2222> |
NET [draft] ITL | Now <2532> a certain <5100> ruler <758> asked <1905> him <846> , “Good <18> teacher <1320> , what <5101> must <4160> I do <4160> to inherit <2816> eternal <166> life ?”<2222> |
GREEK | kai ephrwthsen auton arcwn legwn agaye ti poihsav aiwnion klhronomhsw <2816> (5692) V-FAI-1S <2816> (5661) V-AAS-1S |
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NET Notes |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. 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. 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. |