Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may 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?
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?
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 put his hands on them and departed thence. 16 And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Cross References
Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.
John 3:15
that every one believing in him may have eternal life.
Matthew 19:17-18
And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looking on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:29
and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life.
Mark 10:17-30
And as he was going on the way, one ran before and kneeled down to him, and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:25-28
AND behold, a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, 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 which I will give him shall never thirst; but the water which I will give him shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.
John 5:39
You search the Scriptures, because you think by them to have eternal life; and they testify of me;
John 6:27-29
Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you; for him has God the Father sealed.
John 6:47
I tell you most truly, He that believes has eternal life.
John 6:68
Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have words of eternal life,
John 10:28
and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish nor shall any one pluck 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 preserve it to eternal life.
John 17:2-3
as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that as to all that thou hast given him he should give them eternal life.
Acts 16:30
and bringing them out said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Romans 2:7
to those who by patience in good works seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
Romans 5:21
that as sin reigned in death, so the grace shall reign through righteousness in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:22-23
But now having been made free from sin and made servants to God, you have your fruit in sanctification, and the end eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:16
but on this account I obtained mercy, that Jesus Christ might exhibit in me first all long-suffering, for an example to those who should hereafter believe in him to life eternal.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were called and made the good profession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:19
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the true life.
Titus 1:2
for the hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie announced before eternal ages,
Titus 3:7
that having been justified by his grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
1 John 5:11-13
And this is the testimony, that God gave 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 the true One; and we are in the true One, 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 to eternal life.