Luke 18:20

“You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’””

Luke 18:20 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Exodus 20:12-16

Go to Exodus 20:12-16

Jesus quotes five commandments in a different order: adultery first and, at the end, honoring one’s parents.

Formula: τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας “you know the commandments” (Luke 18:20)

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Greek of the New Testament: τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς Μὴ φονεύσῃς Μὴ κλέψῃς Μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ לֹא תִּרְצָח לֹא תִּנְאָף לֹא תִּגְנֹב לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר

Septuagint (Exodus 20:12 in the Septuagint numbering): Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα, ἴνα εὖ σοι γένηται, καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιος γένῃ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τῆς ἀγαθῆς ἧς κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσίν σοι.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 7 consecutive words: “Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Deuteronomy 5:16-20

Go to Deuteronomy 5:16-20

The commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:16-20; Jesus quotes them in a different order.

Formula: τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας “you know the commandments” (Luke 18:20)

See the original texts

Greek of the New Testament: τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς Μὴ φονεύσῃς Μὴ κλέψῃς Μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכֻן יָמֶיךָ וּלְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ לֹא תִּרְצָח וְלֹא תִּנְאָף וְלֹא תִּגְנֹב וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁוְא

Septuagint (Deuteronomy 5:16 in the Septuagint numbering): Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατο κύριος ὁ θεός σου, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται, καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιοι ἦτε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἧς Κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσίν σοι.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 7 consecutive words: “Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Luke 18:20, word by word

You knowοἶδαςoidas

know

To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.

Where else “oidas” appears
the commandmentsἐντολὰςentolas

commandment

What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.

Where else “entolas” appears
commit adulteryμοιχεύσῃςmoicheusēis

commit adultery

Commit adultery.

Where else “moicheusēis” appears
murderφονεύσῃςphoneusēis

murder

Kill, murder.

Where else “phoneusēis” appears
stealκλέψῃςklepsēis

steal

Steal.

Where else “klepsēis” appears
bear false witnessψευδομαρτυρήσῃςpseudomartyrēsēis

testify falsely

Give false testimony.

Where else “pseudomartyrēsēis” appears
honorΤίμαTima

honor

To give someone respect and esteem.

Where else “Tima” appears
fatherπατέραpatera

parents

A family's father; sometimes father and mother.

Where else “patera” appears
mother.’μητέραmētera

mother

The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.

Where else “mētera” appears

Translation note

Commandments from Exodus 20:12-16 and Deuteronomy 5:16-20.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

The rich young man

Matthew 19:16-30Mark 10:17-31

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Luke 18:18-30

18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’” 21And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” 22And hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing is still lacking for you: sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. 24And Jesus, seeing him, said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God! 25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” 26And those who heard said, “Then who can be saved?” 27But he said, “The things impossible with men are possible with God.” 28And Peter said, “Look, we left what was ours and followed you.” 29And he said to them, “Truly I tell you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30who will not receive back many times as much in this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Matthew 19:16-30

16And look, one man came to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?” 17And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18He says to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; 19honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 20The young man says to him, “All these things I have kept; what do I still lack?” 21Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give them to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22But when the young man heard the word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions. 23And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of heaven with difficulty. 24And again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” 25And when the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27Then Peter answered and said to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you; what then will there be for us?” 28And Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the renewal, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Mark 10:17-31

17And as he was going out on the way, a man ran up and knelt before him and was asking him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’” 20And he said to him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” 21And Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22But he, dismayed at the word, went away grieving, for he had many possessions. 23And Jesus, looking around, says to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!” 24And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answers again and says to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter into the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” 26And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to one another, “Then who can be saved?” 27Looking at them, Jesus says, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” 28Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and have followed you.” 29Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for the sake of me and for the sake of the good news 30who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Quotation · Exodus 20:12-16

Jesus quotes five commandments in a different order: adultery first and, at the end, honoring one’s parents.

See them side by side

Luke 18:20

20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

Exodus 20:12-16

12Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long on the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you.

Quotation · Deuteronomy 5:16-20

The commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:16-20; Jesus quotes them in a different order.

See them side by side

Luke 18:20

20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

Deuteronomy 5:16-20

16Honor your father and your mother, as YHWH your Elohim has commanded you, so that your days may be long and so that it may go well with you on the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you.

The context

19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

20 · This verse (above)

21And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

Read all of Luke 18

To study Luke 18 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    In the parable of the two men praying in the temple, what does each one say, and who goes home declared righteous? (vv. 10-14)

  2. 2. What it means

    What does Jesus ask of the rich ruler, and how does he react? What does Jesus say about what is impossible and possible with God? (vv. 18-27)

  3. 3. How I live it

    The blind man kept shouting though people told him to be quiet, and Jesus asked what he wanted (vv. 38-41). What would you ask Jesus today?

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