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/></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he was saying to Him, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he said to Him, &#8220Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he replied to Him, “Teacher, I have [carefully] kept all these [commandments] since my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to Him, &#8220Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man answered, "Teacher, I have obeyed all these commandments since I was a young man." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto him, Master, all these things have I observed from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The man replied, "Teacher, I've obeyed all these commandments since I was a boy."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Teacher," the man said, "ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The man replied to him, "Teacher, I have obeyed all of these since I was a young man."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The man said to him, "Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him, "Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he answered and said to him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Rabbi," he replied, "all these Commandments I have carefully obeyed from my youth."<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he answering said to Him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he was saying to Him, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he answering said to him, 'Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he, having answered, said to him, O teacher, all these have I watched from my youth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But in response, he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He replied and said to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he answered and said to him, Teacher, all of these I have obeyed from my boyhood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He answered and said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my childhood.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />He answered and said to him: Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And he said to Him, Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then he replying, said, Master, all these things have I observed from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />to which he answered, master, said he, all these precepts have I observed from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Rabbi," he replied, "all these Commandments I have carefully obeyed from my youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And he said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I observed from my youth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/10-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=3272" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/10.htm">The Rich Young Man</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’ ” <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1320.htm" title="1320: Didaskale (N-VMS) -- A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.">“Teacher,”</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: ephē (V-IIA-3S) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">he replied,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">“all</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these</a> <a href="/greek/5442.htm" title="5442: ephylaxamēn (V-AIM-1S) -- Probably from phule through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. Be on guard; by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid.">I have kept</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3503.htm" title="3503: neotētos (N-GFS) -- Youth, youthfulness. From neos; newness, i.e. Youthfulness.">youth.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-20.htm">Matthew 19:20</a></span><br />“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-21.htm">Luke 18:21</a></span><br />“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12-16</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16-20</a></span><br />Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7-12</a></span><br />What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” / But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead. / Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Philippians 3:6</a></span><br />as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-20</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10-12</a></span><br />All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” / Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.” / The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10-11</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. / For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Romans 2:17-23</a></span><br />Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; / if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; / if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-36.htm">Matthew 22:36-40</a></span><br />“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” / Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-28</a></span><br />One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” / He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-6</a></span><br />By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-8.htm">1 Timothy 1:8-11</a></span><br />Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately. / We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he answered and said to him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2</a></b></br> Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14</a></b></br> Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that <i>are</i> round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31,32</a></b></br> And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee <i>as</i> my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, <i>but</i> their heart goeth after their covetousness… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/9-26.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/mark/7-3.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/mark/10-19.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/mark/7-19.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/mark/9-34.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Master</a> <a href="/haggai/1-12.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/mark/6-20.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/mark/9-39.htm">Time</a> <a href="/mark/10-13.htm">Young</a> <a href="/mark/9-20.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/2-43.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Carefully</a> <a href="/mark/12-28.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/mark/12-36.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/mark/10-48.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/5-32.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/mark/10-35.htm">Master</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/mark/10-35.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/mark/10-35.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/mark/10-30.htm">Time</a> <a href="/mark/11-2.htm">Young</a> <a href="/mark/14-51.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-13.htm">blesses the children that are brought unto him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-17.htm">resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-23.htm">tells his disciples of the danger of riches;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-28.htm">promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-32.htm">foretells his death and resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-35.htm">bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-46.htm">and restores to Bartimaeus his sight.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Jewish context, rabbis were highly respected as teachers of the Law. This title reflects the young man's recognition of Jesus' role as a spiritual leader, though it stops short of acknowledging Him as the Messiah. The use of "Teacher" instead of "Lord" or "Master" may indicate a limited understanding of Jesus' divine nature.<p><b>he replied,</b><br>The young man's reply is direct and confident, suggesting a sense of self-assurance in his adherence to the commandments. This interaction is part of a larger dialogue where Jesus is testing the man's understanding of righteousness and the kingdom of God. The response is immediate, indicating the man's eagerness to justify himself.<p><b>“all these I have kept</b><br>The phrase "all these" refers to the commandments Jesus listed in the previous verses, which include prohibitions against murder, adultery, theft, false testimony, and defrauding, as well as honoring one's parents. The young man's claim to have kept these commandments reflects a common Jewish belief in the possibility of living a life in accordance with the Law. However, Jesus' forthcoming challenge will reveal the deeper spiritual demands of the Law, which go beyond mere external compliance.<p><b>from my youth.”</b><br>In Jewish culture, "from my youth" typically refers to the age of accountability, around 12 or 13 years old, when a boy becomes a "son of the commandment" (Bar Mitzvah) and is responsible for observing the Law. The young man's assertion suggests a lifelong commitment to religious observance. This claim highlights the cultural emphasis on legalistic righteousness and sets the stage for Jesus to address the heart of the matter, which is the young man's attachment to wealth and his need for a deeper, transformative relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>- The central figure of the New Testament, Jesus is the teacher and spiritual leader who is approached by the rich young man in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rich_young_man.htm">Rich Young Man</a></b><br>- A wealthy individual who approaches Jesus seeking eternal life. He claims to have kept the commandments since his youth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>- Followers of Jesus who are present during this interaction and later receive further teaching from Jesus about wealth and the kingdom of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judea.htm">Judea</a></b><br>- The region where this event takes place, as Jesus is traveling towards Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/commandments.htm">Commandments</a></b><br>- The laws given by God, which the young man claims to have followed since his youth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/self-reflection_on_spiritual_life.htm">Self-Reflection on Spiritual Life</a></b><br>The young man's claim of keeping the commandments invites us to reflect on our own spiritual lives. Are we truly following God's commandments, or are we merely following them outwardly without a heart transformation?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_true_righteousness.htm">Understanding True Righteousness</a></b><br>True righteousness goes beyond external adherence to the law. It requires a heart fully surrendered to God, as Jesus later points out to the young man.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wealth_in_spiritual_life.htm">The Role of Wealth in Spiritual Life</a></b><br>This passage challenges us to consider the role of material wealth in our lives. Are we willing to give up our possessions for the sake of following Christ?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/y/youth_and_spiritual_commitment.htm">Youth and Spiritual Commitment</a></b><br>The young man's claim of keeping the commandments from his youth highlights the importance of instilling spiritual values early in life. How are we nurturing the faith of the younger generation?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_a_personal_encounter_with_jesus.htm">The Need for a Personal Encounter with Jesus</a></b><br>The young man's interaction with Jesus shows the necessity of a personal relationship with Christ. It is not enough to rely on our own righteousness; we must seek Jesus' guidance and grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_blind_men_healed_near_jericho.htm">How many blind men did Jesus heal near Jericho? (Matthew 20:30 vs. Mark 10:46)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_matthew_mention_their_mother.htm">Matthew 20:20-21 - Why does Matthew mention the mother of James and John making this request, while Mark 10:35-37 portrays the brothers themselves asking?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_matthew_20_and_mark_10.htm">Matthew 20:29-34 - How can Matthew's account of two blind men be reconciled with Mark 10:46-52, which only mentions one?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_herod_want_john_the_baptist_dead.htm">Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:5) No. It was Herodias, the wife of Herod who wanted to kill him. But Herod knew that he was a righteous man and kept him safe (Mark 6:20)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Master, all those things have I observed from my youth</span> (<span class="greek">ἐφυλαξὰμην</span>) literally, <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">kept</span>, <span class="accented">I guarded.</span> St. Matthew adds here (<a href="/matthew/19-20.htm">Matthew 19:20</a>). He "What lack I yet?" - "What is still wanting in me, that I may inherit the life to come in its fullness of glory and bliss? You seem, good Master, as a heavenly Teacher, to set forth a higher and more excellent way than that pointed out by our scribes and Pharisees. Tell me what that way is. Tell me what! still lack; for I earnestly desire to go forward in the right way that leadeth to everlasting life." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/10-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“Teacher,”</span><br /><span class="grk">Διδάσκαλε</span> <span class="translit">(Didaskale)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he replied,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔφη</span> <span class="translit">(ephē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> </span><span class="str2">To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I have kept</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐφυλαξάμην</span> <span class="translit">(ephylaxamēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5442.htm">Strong's 5442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from phule through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. Be on guard; by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">youth.”</span><br /><span class="grk">νεότητός</span> <span class="translit">(neotētos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3503.htm">Strong's 3503: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, youthfulness. From neos; newness, i.e. Youthfulness.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/10-20.htm">Mark 10:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/10-20.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 10:20 He said to him Teacher I have (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/10-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 10:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 10:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/10-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 10:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 10:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>