Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
And behold, one came and said to him: Good teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life? He said to him:
New American Standard Bible
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?
Holman Bible
Just then someone came up and asked Him,
International Standard Version
Just then a man came up to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good deed should I do to have eternal life?"
A Conservative Version
And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life?
American Standard Version
And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Amplified
And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what [essentially] good thing shall I do to obtain eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”
An Understandable Version
Then a rich, young man [See verse 22] came to Him and said, "Teacher, what good deed should I do in order to have never ending life?"
Bible in Basic English
And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?
Common New Testament
Now behold, one came up and said to him, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
Immediately one came near him, saying, good master, what good shall I do, to obtain eternal life?
Darby Translation
And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
Godbey New Testament
Behold, one coming to Him said, Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do, in order that I may have eternal life?
Goodspeed New Testament
A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"
John Wesley New Testament
And behold one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Julia Smith Translation
And, behold, one having come said to him, Good teacher, what good shall I do, that I might have eternal life?
King James 2000
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"
Modern King James verseion
And behold, one came and said to Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And behold, one came, and said unto him, Good master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
Moffatt New Testament
Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?"
Montgomery New Testament
But look! a certain man came up to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
NET Bible
Now someone came up to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?"
New Heart English Bible
And just then someone came to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
Noyes New Testament
And lo! one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have everlasting life?
Sawyer New Testament
And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life?
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! one coming near unto him, said, Teacher! what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-abiding?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And lo! a person coming to him, said, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, in order to attain eternal life?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And a man came up to Jesus, and said: "Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain Immortal life?"
Webster
And behold, one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
Weymouth New Testament
"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"
Williams New Testament
And a man came up to Him and asked, "What is there good that I can do to possess eternal life?"
World English Bible
Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
Worrell New Testament
And, behold, one, having come near, said to Him, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
Worsley New Testament
And behold, there came one to Him, and said, Good master, what good shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Youngs 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?'
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » The rich young ruler
Inheritance » Who shall inherit eternal life
Jesus Christ » Names of » Good master
Sin » There not being a single person who does not sin
The goodness of the lord » There being none that do good
Young men » Instances of religious young men » The rich young man
Topics
Interlinear
Agathos
Agathos
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 19:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Rich Young Man
15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed from that place. 16 And behold, one came and said to him: Good teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life? He said to him: 17 Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is God. But if you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
John 3:15
that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life.
1 John 1:2
(the life also was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)
Matthew 19:17-18
Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is God. But if you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: "With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.
Matthew 19:29
And every one that has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Mark 10:17-30
And as he was going forth into the road, one ran and bowed the knee to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:25-28
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up to tempt him, and said: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 18:18-30
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up in order to eternal life.
John 5:39
You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning me:
John 6:27-29
Labor not for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to life eternal, which the Son of man will give you; for him has God the Father at tested.
John 6:47
Verily, verily I say to you, He that believes on me has eternal life.
John 6:68
Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life;
John 10:28
and I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall take them out of my hand.
John 12:25
He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it to eternal life.
John 17:2-3
as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all that thou hast given him.
Acts 16:30
and, having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Romans 2:7
to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:
Romans 5:21
that as sin has reigned, ending in death, so might grace reign by justification, ending in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:22-23
But now, since you have been made free from sin, and have become servants to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:16
But for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, for an example to those who might afterward believe on him in order to life eternal.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold on eternal life, to which you have been called, and for which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:19
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages,
Titus 3:7
that, being justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise which he has promised us, even eternal life.
1 John 5:11-13
And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we may know him that is true: and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and life eternal. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, in order to eternal life.