Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And, behold, one having come said to him, Good teacher, what good shall I do, that I might have eternal life?
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?"
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:
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?
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 having put hands upon them, he went out from thence. 16 And, behold, one having come said to him, Good teacher, what good shall I do, that I might have eternal life? 17 And he said to him, Why sayest thou me good? None is good except one, God; but if thou wouldst come into life, keep the commands.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: and the just into eternal life.
John 3:15
That every one believing in him perish not, but have eternal life.
1 John 1:2
(And the life was manifested, and we have seen, and we testify, and announce to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)
Daniel 12:2
And many sleeping in the earth of dust shall awake, these to eternal life, and these to reproach and eternal abhorrence.
Matthew 19:17-18
And he said to him, Why sayest thou me good? None is good except one, God; but if thou wouldst come into life, keep the commands.
Matthew 19:26
And Jesus having looked up said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:29
And every one who lets go houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for the sake of my name, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
Mark 10:17-30
And he going in the way, one running and having fallen upon his knees, asked him, Good teacher, What shall I do that I might inherit eternal life
Luke 10:25-28
And, behold, a certain skilled in the law stood up, tempting him, and saying, Teacher, what having done shall I inherit eternal life
Luke 18:18-30
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?
John 4:14
But whoever should drink of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give him shall be in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life.
John 5:39
Search the writings; for ye think in them to have eternal life: and these are they testifying of me.
John 6:27-29
Work not for food perishing, but food remaining to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you: for him God the Father sealed.
John 6:47
Truly, truly, I say to you, he believing in me has eternal life.
John 6:68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go away? 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 snatch them out of my hand.
John 12:25
He loving his soul shall lose it; but he hating his soul in this world, shall guard it for life eternal.
John 17:2-3
As thou gavest him the power of all flesh, that every one which thou hast given him, he should give to them eternal life.
Acts 16:30
And bringing them out, he said, Lords, what must I do that I might be saved
Romans 2:7
To them truly by perseverance of the good work they seek glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Romans 5:21
That as sin reigned in death, so grace might reign by justice to life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:22-23
And now freed from sin, and subdued to God, ye have your fruit to consecration, and the end life eternal.
1 Timothy 1:16
But for this was I commiserated, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a model to them about to believe on him to eternal life.
1 Timothy 6:12
Contend earnestly the good contest of faith, take hold upon eternal life, into which thou wert also called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:19
Treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold upon eternal life.
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, (which God, not false, promised before eternal times;
Titus 3:7
That justified by his grace, we might be heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise which he promised us, 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, and we know him true, and we are in him true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life,