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Connecting Statement:
This is the next event in the part of the story which began in Luke 17:20. Jesus begins to talk with a ruler about entering the kingdom of heaven.
A certain ruler
This introduces a new character in the story. It only identifies him by his position. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
what must I do
"what do I need to do" or "what is required of me"
inherit eternal life
"receive life that does not end." The term "inherit" usually refers to the property that a man left to his children when he dies. Therefore, this metaphor may mean he understood himself to be a child of God and desired for God to give him eternal life. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)