Luke Chapter 18 verse 18 Holy Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
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And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
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And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life! This incident is related in the three synoptical Gospels. St. Matthew speaks of him as the young man. St. Luke here styles him a ruler; by some the title is supposed simply to denote that he was the ruler of a synagogue or congregation; others, however, consider that it denotes that the subject of the narrative was a ruler of the Jews, and possibly, but this is of course doubtful, a member of the Sanhedrin. His youth (Matthew 19:20) is not at variance with this inference. Youth is defined by Philo as including the period between twenty-one and twenty-eight. All the three evangelists mention his great wealth. Dean Plumptre suggests that his large possessions and evident devotion had probably opened to him, at a comparatively early age, a place in the great council. His question concerning eternal life indicates that he was a Pharisee, and he evidently represented the noblest phase of this religious party. He had sedulously followed out the precepts of the best rabbinic schools of his day, but there was something lacking, he felt, and his intercourse with Jesus and the influence of the Master's words led him to take this question point-blank to the famous Teacher, who he felt - alone of any master whom he had met - was able to satisfy this longing desire of his heart.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18-23) And a certain ruler asked him, . . .--See Notes on Matthew 19:16-25; Mark 10:17-22. St. Luke alone describes the inquirer as a "ruler." As used without any defining genitive, and interpreted by Luke 23:13; Luke 23:35, John 3:1; John 7:26; John 7:48, et al., it seems to imply that he was a member of the Council or Sanhedrin. The term "youth," in Matthew 19:20, is not at variance with this inference. It is defined by Philo as including the period between twenty-one and twenty-eight--an age at which a place in the Council was probably open to one who was commended both by his wealth and his devotion. St. Paul obviously occupied a position of great influence at a time when he is described as a "young man" (Acts 7:58). . . .
