KJV King James Version
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 19:16
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And lo, one having come near, said to him, ‘Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?’
Surrounding context — Matthew 19
13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And he laid [his] hands on them, and departed thence.
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!εἷςG1520 · ehisoneπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayδιδάσκαλεG1320 · didaskalosteacherτίG5101 · tiswhich?ἀγαθὸνG18 · agathosgoodποιήσωG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toσχῶG2192 · echōto have/beζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιον;G166 · aiōnioseternal
Cross-references
Mark 10:17-30And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?Luke 18:18-30And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?John 3:15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.Jude 1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.1 John 1:2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.Titus 3:7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.1 John 5:11-13And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.1 Timothy 6:19Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.Luke 10:25-28And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?Matthew 19:29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.Titus 1:2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.
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