Mark 10 · Verse 20

Mark 10:20

And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Mark 10:20, King James Version

Mark 10:20 in other translations

BSB“Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
WEBHe said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”
ASVAnd he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth.
YLTAnd he answering said to him, ‘Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'
DARBYAnd he answering said to him, Teacher, all these things have I kept from my youth.
BBEAnd he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.
WebsterAnd he answered and said to him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

What does Mark 10:20 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 20.

(q) "all these" Isa 58:2, Eze 33:31,32, Mal 3:8, Rom 7:9, Php 3:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:17-22

This young ruler showed great earnestness. He asked what he should do now, that he might be happy for ever. Most ask for good to be had in this world; any good, Psa 4:6; he asks for good to be done in this world, in order to enjoy the greatest good in the other world. Christ encouraged this address by assisting his faith, and by directing his practice. But here is a sorrowful parting between Jesus and this young…

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Mark 10:20 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ἔφηephēhe was sayingG5346
αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846
διδάσκαλε,didaskaleTeacher,G1320
ταῦταtautatheseG3778
πάνταpantaallG3956
ἐφυλαξάμηνephulaxamēnI have keptG5442
ἐκekfromG1537
νεότητόςneotētos[the] youthG3503
μου.¶mouof me.G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 10:20

  • Ezekiel 33:31-32

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

  • 2 Timothy 3:5

    Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

  • Philippians 3:6

    Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

  • Romans 7:9

    For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

  • Matthew 19:20

    The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

  • Luke 18:11-12

    The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

  • Malachi 3:8

    Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

  • Luke 10:29

    But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

  • Isaiah 58:2

    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.

  • Ezekiel 5:14

    Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 58:2; Eze 5:14; 33:31,32; Mal 3:8; Mt 19:20; Lu 10:29; 18:11,12
Ro 7:9; Php 3:6; 2Ti 3:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 10:19

    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

  • Mark 10:20

    And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

  • Mark 10:21

    Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

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Mark 10:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El entonces respondiendo, le dijo: Maestro, todo esto he guardado desde mi mocedad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et répondant, il lui dit: Maître, j’ai gardé toutes ces choses dès ma jeunesse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Lehrer, dieses alles habe ich beobachtet von meiner Jugend an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At ille respondens, ait illi: Magister, hæc omnia observavi a juventute mea.