Matthew 19:16 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹⁶ A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"

¹⁷ But he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter that life, keep the commandments." ¹⁸ He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "These: 'You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

²⁶ But Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but anything is possible for God!"

²⁹ And anyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or land for my sake will receive many times as much, and share eternal life.

⁴⁶ Then they will go away to everlasting punishment, and the upright to everlasting life."

¹⁷ As he was starting again on his journey, a man came running up to him, and knelt at his feet and asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?" ¹⁸ But Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself. ¹⁹ You know the commandments—'Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.' ²⁰ But he said to him, "Master, I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child." ²¹ And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." ²² But his face fell at Jesus' words, and he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property. ²³ And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!" ²⁴ But the disciples were amazed at what he said. And Jesus said to them again, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!" ²⁶ They were perfectly astounded and said to him, "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but not for God, for anything is possible for God." ²⁸ Peter started to say to him, "Well, we have left all we had, and have followed you." ²⁹ Jesus said, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news, ³⁰ but will receive now in this life a hundred times as much in homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, though not without persecution—and in the coming age eternal life.

²⁵ Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?" ²⁶ Jesus said to him, "What does the Law say? How does it read?" ²⁷ He answered, " 'You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, your whole strength, and your whole mind,' and 'your neighbor as you do yourself.' " ²⁸ Jesus said to him, "You are right. Do that, and you will live."

¹⁸ A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?" ¹⁹ Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself. ²⁰ You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " ²¹ And he said, "I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child." ²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." ²³ But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich. ²⁴ And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!" ²⁶ And those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷ And he said, "The things that are impossible for men are possible for God!" ²⁸ Peter said, "Here we have left home and followed you." ²⁹ And he said to them, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the Kingdom of God ³⁰ who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the coming age eternal life."

¹⁵ so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

¹⁴ but anyone who drinks the water that I will give him will never be thirsty, but the water that I will give him will become a spring of water within him, bubbling up for eternal life."

³⁹ You pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in them, and these very Scriptures testify to me,

²⁷ You must not work for the food that perishes, but for that which lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has authorized him to do so." ²⁸ Then they said to him, "What must we do to carry out God's work?" ²⁹ Jesus answered them, "The work God has for you is to believe in the messenger that he has sent to you."

⁴⁷ I tell you, whoever believes already possesses eternal life.

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered, "To whom can we go, sir? You have a message of eternal life,

²⁸ and I give them eternal life, and they shall never be lost, and no one shall tear them out of my hands.

²⁵ Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

² just as you have done in giving him power over all mankind, so that he may give eternal life to all whom you have given him. ³ And eternal life means knowing you as the only true God, and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.

³⁰ He led them out of the jail and said to them, "Gentlemen, what must I do to be saved?"

⁷ Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,

²¹ so that just as sin had reigned through death, mercy might reign through uprightness and bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²² But now that you have been freed from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you get is consecration, and the final result is eternal life. ²³ For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁶ but God had mercy on me in order that in my case as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display his perfect patience, as an example to those who would later believe in him and find eternal life.

¹² Enter the great contest of faith! Take hold of eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the great profession of faith.

¹⁹ storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.

² in the hope of eternal life, which God who never lies promised ages ago,

⁷ so that we might be made upright through his mercy and become possessors of eternal life in fulfilment of our hope.

² for life has been revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it and announce to you that eternal life that was with the Father and has been revealed to us—

²⁵ And what he himself has promised us is eternal life.

¹¹ And that testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and that this life is found in his Son. ¹² Whoever has the Son has life; whoever has not the Son has not life. ¹³ I have written this so that you who believe in the Son of God may know that you have eternal life.

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us power to recognize him who is true; and we are in union with him who is true, through his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

²¹ and keep in the love of God, and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.