"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" — Matthew 19:16

Matthew 19:16 · KJV

“And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

— Matthew 19:16

And he laid {his} hands on them, and departed thence.

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 — Context

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And he laid {his} hands on them, and departed thence.

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

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.

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Cross References

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 18:18-30

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

John 3:15

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

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;)

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.

Titus 3:7

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.