Luke 18:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ταῦτα πάντα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητος μου.

Transliteration

The de one eipen, These all ephylaxamēn from neotētos of-me.

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction, adversative/transitional - but/and
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *ephylaxamēn*: aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I kept/guarded
• *neotētos*: genitive feminine singular - youth

Word Meanings

• *ephylaxamēn*: I kept/guarded/observed/obeyed
• *neotētos*: youth/young age

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The man said, 'All these I have kept since I was a boy.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde: all these have I kept from my youthe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he sayde: All these haue I kepte fro my youth vp.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee saide, All these haue I kept from my youth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: all these haue I kept from my youth vp.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said, `All these I did keep from my youth;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "I have observed all these things from my youth up."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The man replied,“I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”

Referenced Verses

• Phil 3:6 : 6 Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless.
• Matt 19:20-21 : 20 The young man said to him, All these things I have kept from my youth up. What do I still lack? 21 Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
• Mark 10:20-21 : 20 And he answered and said to him, Master, all these I have kept from my youth. 21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack: go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
• Luke 15:7 : 7 I say to you, that likewise there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
• Luke 15:29 : 29 And he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, nor have I transgressed at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends:
• Luke 18:11-12 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.
• Rom 10:2-3 : 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.