10:20

Teacher: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Teacher is the same word as in 10:17c. It was a polite title for a Jewish religious leader.

he replied: The Berean Standard Bible places the phrase he replied in the middle of the man’s words. In Greek, these words occur at the beginning of 10:20. Put the words he replied in a place that is natural in your language.

all these: The word these refers to the commands in 10:19. It may be natural to make this explicit. For example:

all of these commands

This phrase is emphasized in the Greek text. If you have a natural way to emphasize this phrase, you may want to do so.

I have kept: In this context, the phrase have kept means “obeyed.” For example, the Good News Bible says:

I have obeyed

from my youth: The expression from my youth means “from childhood onward.” The young man began to obey the commands when he was a young boy and continued to obey them to the present time. The Good News Bible translates this as:

ever since I was young

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