Mark 10:19

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses a wealthy young man who has just asked what he must do to inherit eternal life. The exchange occurs during Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, immediately following Jesus’ declaration that only God is truly good.

The words — οἶδας (oidas) translates literally as “you know,” while ἐντολὰς (entolas) means “commandments.” Jesus issues the prohibitions using the aorist subjunctive μὴ φονεύσῃς (mē phoneusēs) for “do not murder” and μὴ μοιχεύσῃς (mē moicheusēs) for “do not commit adultery.”

The thread — The listed prohibitions trace back to the Decalogue, with the command to honor parents explicitly recorded in Exodus 20:12. Later biblical writers reference these same moral boundaries in Romans 13:9 and James 2:11.

Why it lands — The text records Jesus enumerating the second table of the Law to test the man’s claim of righteousness. The reader must confront the distance between verbal compliance and the demand for perfect obedience.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Romans 13:9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
James 2:11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
Matthew 19:17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
1 Corinthians 6:7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Mark 12:28 Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”