Parallel Verses
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?
New American Standard Bible
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?
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 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.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
John 3:15
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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;)
Daniel 12:2
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Matthew 19:17-18
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.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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.
Mark 10:17-30
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?
Luke 10:25-28
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 18:18-30
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
John 4:14
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
John 6:27-29
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
John 6:47
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 6:68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
John 12:25
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John 17:2-3
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Acts 16:30
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Romans 2:7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Romans 5:21
That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:22-23
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
1 Timothy 1:16
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:19
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 3:7
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
1 John 5:11-13
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:20
And 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.
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.