Luke 18:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Living Translation
Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”

English Standard Version
And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Berean Study Bible
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

New American Standard Bible
A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

NASB 1995
A ruler questioned Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

NASB 1977
And a certain ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Amplified Bible
A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

Christian Standard Bible
A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A ruler asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Contemporary English Version
An important man asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to have eternal life?"

Good News Translation
A Jewish leader asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
An official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

International Standard Version
Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

NET Bible
Now a certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

New King James Version
Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

King James 2000 Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

New Heart English Bible
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit everlasting life?"

World English Bible
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

American King James Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

American Standard Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

A Faithful Version
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Darby Bible Translation
And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

English Revised Version
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Webster's Bible Translation
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then a certaine ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what ought I to doe, to inherite eternall life?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And a certayne ruler asked hym, saying: Good maister, what ought I to do, to possesse eternall lyfe?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And a certayne ruler axed him, and sayde: Good master, what must I do, that I maye enheret euerlastinge life?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And a certayne ruler axed him sayinge: Good Master: what ought I to do to obtayne eternall lyfe?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And a certain ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what having done—will I inherit continuous life?”

Berean Literal Bible
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, having done what, will I inherit eternal life?"

Young's Literal Translation
And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what will I inherit eternal life?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And a certain leader questioned him, saying: “Good teacher, what should I do to possess eternal life?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And one who was a nobleman asked him and said to him, “Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Lamsa Bible
A nd one of the leaders asked him and said to him, O good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit life everlasting?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Godbey New Testament
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

Haweis New Testament
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?

Mace New Testament
Then a person of distinction ask'd him this question, good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

Weymouth New Testament
The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Worrell New Testament
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"

Worsley New Testament
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
















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