Matthew 19:16 Cross References - AUV

¹⁶ 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?”

¹⁷ Jesus answered him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is [only] One who is good [i.e., God]. But if you want to enter [never ending] life, [then] obey His commandments.” ¹⁸ The young man asked Him, “Which [ones]?” Jesus answered, “You must not murder. You must not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. You must not steal. You must not give false testimony.

²⁶ Jesus looked at them and said, “This would be impossible with men, but everything is possible with God.”

²⁹ And every person who has left his house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children or property, for my name’s sake [i.e., to become a servant of the Lord], will receive [back] a hundred times as much [in this life] and will [also] inherit never ending life.

⁴⁶ And these [i.e., the ones at His left side] will go away to never ending punishment, but those who did what was right will go to never ending life.”

¹⁷ As Jesus was leaving to go on His way, a man ran to Him and kneeled down in front of Him and asked, “Good Teacher, what should I do in order to possess never ending life?” ¹⁸ Jesus answered him, “Why are you calling me good? Nobody is good except One, that is, God. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: Do not murder. Do not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. Do not steal. Do not give false testimony. Do not cheat. Show honor to your father and mother.” ²⁰ And he replied, “Teacher, I have [already] been observing all these commandments since I was a young lad.” ²¹ And Jesus looked at him, and filled with love, said to him, “There is one thing you [still] lack. Go and sell your possessions and give [the money] to poor people; become my follower, then you will have treasure in heaven.” ²² But the man had a sad look on his face when he heard these words, and went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions. ²³ Then Jesus looked around Him and said to His disciples, “How difficult it is for rich people to enter the kingdom of God ” ²⁴ And His disciples were amazed at what He said. But Jesus spoke to them again and said, “How difficult it is [for anyone] to enter the kingdom of God ²⁵ It is [actually] easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And they were utterly amazed and said to Him, “Then who can [possibly] be saved?” ²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, “This would be impossible with men, but not with God, for everything is possible with God.” ²⁸ Peter began saying to Him, “Look, we have left everything [i.e., homes, jobs, family, etc.] to follow you.” ²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, no one who has left his house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children or property for my sake and the Gospel’s sake [i.e., to become a servant of the Lord], ³⁰ but what he will receive [back] a hundred times as much now in this life --- houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children and property --- [yet] with persecutions. And in the coming age [he will receive] never ending life.

²⁵ Just then a certain teacher of the law of Moses stood up and [attempted to] test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit [never ending] life?” ²⁶ And Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law of Moses? How do you read it?” ²⁷ And the man answered Him, [Deut. 6:5], “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind.” And [Lev. 19:18 says], “ [You must love] your neighbor just as [you love] yourself.” ²⁸ Then Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; [if] you do this, you will live” [i.e., forever. See verse 25].

¹⁸ Then a certain ruler [Note: This man was young and rich. See Matt. 19:16-22] asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what should I do in order to inherit never ending life?” ¹⁹ Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me ‘good’? No one is good except God only. ²⁰ You know the commandments: Do not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not give false testimony. Show honor to your father and mother.” ²¹ And the ruler replied, “I have [already] been observing all of these commandments since I was [very] young.” ²² When Jesus heard this He said to him, “ [There is] one thing you still lack. Sell all your possessions and distribute [the money] to poor people; become my follower, [then] you will have treasure in heaven.” ²³ But when the ruler heard these words, he became very sad for he was extremely rich. ²⁴ Now Jesus looked at him and said, “How difficult [it is] for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For it is [actually] easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And those who heard this said, “Then who can [possibly] be saved?” ²⁷ Jesus answered, “The things that are impossible with people are [certainly] possible with God.” ²⁸ Then Peter said, “Look, we have left our homes to follow you.” ²⁹ And Jesus said to the disciples, “Truly I tell you, there is no person who has left his house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God [i.e., to become a servant of the Lord], ³⁰ who will not receive [back] many times as much [as he left in this life], and never ending life in the coming age.”

¹⁵ so that whoever believes in Him would have never ending life.” [Note: Some translations extend Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus through verse 21].

¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give him will never get thirsty [again]. For the water I will give him will become in him [i.e., in his spirit] a spring of water, bubbling up and producing never ending life.” [See John 7:38].

³⁹ You search through the Scriptures [i.e., the Old Testament], because you think that you will [learn how to] have never ending life by [reading] them. And these Scriptures are what testify concerning me.

²⁷ Do not work for the [kind of] food that spoils, but for the kind that lasts until never ending life. The Son of man will give you this [kind of food], for God the Father has placed His seal [of approval] on Him.” ²⁸ Then the people said to Jesus, “What must we do in order to perform the deeds that God requires?” ²⁹ Jesus answered them, “This is the deed that God requires: You should believe in Him whom God has sent [i.e., in Jesus].”

⁴⁷ Truly, truly, I tell you, the person who believes [in me] has never ending life. [See note on 5:24].

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, who [else] could we go to? You have the message about never ending life.

²⁸ I give them never ending life and they will never be destroyed, and no one will [be able to] steal them out of my hand.

²⁵ The person who loves his [earthly] life will [eventually] lose it [forever], but the person who hates his life in this world will retain never ending life.

² Just as you gave Him authority over all mankind, He will give never ending life to all those people [Note: The Greek word here is neuter gender, “all those things”] you have given Him. ³ And this is never ending life; that people may know you [as] the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One whom you have sent.

³⁰ After bringing them out [of the jail area] he said, "Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved?"

⁷ To the ones who continue doing what is good and who look for glory, honor and immortal life [God will give] never ending life.

²¹ This was so that just as sin ruled [over mankind], causing [physical] death, even so God’s unearned favor would rule [over mankind], providing [them with] righteousness, and leading to never ending life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²² But now, since you have been freed from [the practice of] sin and have become slaves to God, the benefits you receive are a holy life [here] and never ending life in the future. ²³ For the wages for sinning is [spiritual] death, but God’s free gift is never ending life in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁶ However, even though I was the worst, I obtained mercy so that the patience of Jesus Christ could be shown toward the worst [of sinners] as an example for those people who would later believe in Him in order to [receive] never ending life.

¹² Fight the good battle of the faith; take hold of never ending life, to which you were called [i.e., by the Gospel. See II Thess. 2:14], [when] you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. [Note: This “confession” probably refers to a person’s acknowledgment of Jesus as Lord and Christ prior to his immersion. See Acts 2:36; Rom. 10:9-10].

¹⁹ [In that way] they will store up for themselves a treasure [of never ending rewards] for providing a solid foundation for the future, so that they can take hold of the true life [i.e., in heaven].

² [and provides] hope for never ending life. God, who cannot lie, promised this [life] before the beginning of time,

⁷ [This was] so that, being made right with God by His unearned favor, we could have the hope of [possessing our] inheritance of never ending life [in heaven].

² Truly, this “Life” was made known to us and we have [actually] seen it [i.e., Him], and so we testify and proclaim to you [that He is] “the Eternal Life,” who was with the Father and was made known to us [apostles].

²⁵ And this is the promise which Christ [or, “God”] has given to us: [It is] never ending life. [Note: This passage may mean that God promised us “the Eternal Life,” that is, Christ, See John 3:16].

¹¹ And this is the testimony [of God]: He gave to us [the hope of] never ending life, and this life is [available through fellowship] in His Son. ¹² The person who has the Son [in his heart] possesses this “life;” the one who does not have the Son of God does not possess this “life.” ¹³ I have written these things to you people, who believe in the name [i.e., in the person and work] of the Son of God, so that you can have assurance that you have [the hope of] never ending life. [See Titus 1:2; 3:7; Mark 10:30].

²⁰ And [in addition], we know that the Son of God has come [in a physical body, See 4:2] and has given us understanding, so that we can know the True One [i.e., God], and that we are in [fellowship with] the True One, even His Son Jesus Christ. This Son is the true God and eternal life.

²¹ Keep yourselves in God’s love [i.e., continue to love God], as you look forward to [receiving] the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, [who will grant you] never ending life.