Matthew 19:16 KJV — MannaFest

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?

KJV

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ASV

And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

WEB

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

YLT

And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

DBT

And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?

About this book

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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37 verses on the floor

Mark 10:17
And 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?
Matthew 19:29
And 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.
Luke 18:18–30
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
John 3:15
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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We must be doing, and doing that which is good. The blood of Christ is the only purchase of eternal life (he merited it for us), but obedience to Christ is the appointed way to it, Heb. v. 9 . [4.] That he was, or at least thought himself, willing to do what was to be done for the obtaining of this eternal life.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

His discourse with his disciples upon that occasion, concerning the difficulty of the salvation of those that have much in the world, and the certain recompence of those that leave all for Christ,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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G132058× in canon G16668× in canon G433486× in canon G18102× in canon G2222135× in canon G2400200× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

MAT 19:16MAT 25:46 JHN 3:36
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 19:16JUD 1:21 1JN 4:16
MAT 19:16JHN 3:15 JHN 3:16
MAT 19:16JUD 1:21 HEB 9:28
MAT 19:16JUD 1:21 LAM 3:25-26
MAT 19:16JHN 3:15 JHN 6:40
MAT 19:16MAT 25:46 DAN 12:2
MAT 19:16MAT 25:46 JHN 5:29

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