Matthew 19:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?””
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“Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 19:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- 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.”
- Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
- Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- Mark 10:17As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 10:25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 18:18Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- John 3:15that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
- John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- John 6:47Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
- John 6:68Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- John 12:25Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
- John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- Acts 16:30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
- 1 Timothy 1:16But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
- 1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
- 1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
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