Luke 18:21

21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.

Luke 18:21 in Other Translations

21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

21 And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth."

21 The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”

21 He said, "I've kept them all for as long as I can remember."

21 And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.

21 The official replied, "I've obeyed all these commandments since I was a boy."

21 "I have kept all these from my youth," he said.

21 "I have obeyed all those commandments since I was a boy," the ruler said.

Luke 18:21 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:21

And he said
That is, the ruler said to him, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions add; "to Jesus", as the Persic version expresses it;

all these have I kept from my youth up; (See Gill on Matthew 19:20) where it is added, what lack I yet?

Luke 18:21 In-Context

19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.

22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

23 When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.