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Matthew 19:16

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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ASV

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

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
εἷςheisoneG1520 →
προσελθὼνproselthōnhaving comeG4334 →
αὐτῷautōto HimG846 →
εἶπεν·eipensaid:G2036 →
διδάσκαλεdidaskaleTeacherG1320 →
τίtiwhatG5101 →
ἀγαθὸνagathongood [thing]G18 →
ποιήσωpoiēsōshall I doG4160 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
σχῶschōI may haveG2192 →
ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222 →
αἰώνιον;aiōnioneternal?G166 →

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Mark 10:17–30As 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 18:18–30Then 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.Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.Matthew 25:46And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”1 John 1:2And 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.1 John 5:20And 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.Titus 3:7so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.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.Luke 10:25–28One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”Acts 16:30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”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.Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.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 John 5:11–13And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.John 6:28Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”Romans 6:22–23But 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.

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