New English Translation

Matthew 19:15-20 New English Translation (NET)

15. And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.

16. Now someone came up to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?”

17. He said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

18. “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

19. honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

20. The young man said to him, “I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?”