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Matthew 19:16

Eternal life

14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

15 And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.

Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”

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.”

18 “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
KJV
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
WEB
Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
ASV
And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
DARBY
And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
BLB
And behold, one having come to Him said, “Teacher, what good shall I do so that I shall have eternal life?”
ÅB
Og det var en som kom til ham og sa: «Mester, hva godt kan jeg gjøre for å få evig liv?»
OTB
Og noen kom til ham og spurte: «Mester, hva godt må jeg gjøre for å oppnå evig liv?»
B1930
Og se, det kom en til ham og sa: Mester! hvad godt skal jeg gjøre for å få evig liv?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 10:17–30

    As 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?”

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  • John 3:15

    that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

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  • Luke 18:18–30

    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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  • Jude 1:21

    keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

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  • Matthew 25:46

    And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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  • 1 John 1:2

    And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

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  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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  • Titus 3:7

    so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

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