Matthew 19:16 Cross References - Moffatt

¹⁶ Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?"

¹⁷ He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands." ¹⁸ "Which?" he said. Jesus answered, "The commands, you shall not kill, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,

²⁶ Jesus looked at them and said, "This is impossible for men, but anything is possible for God."

²⁹ Everyone who has left brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands or houses for my name's sake will get a hundred times as much and inherit life eternal.

⁴⁶ So they shall depart to eternal punishment, and the just to eternal life."

¹⁷ As he went out on the road a man ran up and knelt down before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit life eternal?" ¹⁸ Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God. ¹⁹ You know the commands: do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honour your father and mother." ²⁰ "Teacher," he said, "I have observed all these commands from my youth." ²¹ Jesus looked at him and loved him. "There is one thing you want," he said; "go and sell all you have; give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me." ²² But his face fell at that, and he went sadly away, for he had great possessions. ²³ Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have money to get into the Realm of God!" ²⁴ The disciples were amazed at what he said; so he repeated, "My sons, how difficult it is [for those who rely on money] to get into the Realm of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to get through a needle's eye than for a rich man to get into the Realm of God." ²⁶ They were more astounded than ever; they said to themselves, "Then who ever can be saved?" ²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but not for God: anything is possible for God." ²⁸ Peter began, "Well, we have left our all and followed you." ²⁹ Jesus said, "I tell you truly, no one has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, ³⁰ who does not get a hundred times as much — in this present world homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and lands, together with persecutions, and in the world to come life eternal.

²⁵ Now a jurist got up to tempt him. "Teacher," he said, "what am I to do to inherit life eternal?" ²⁶ He said to him, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?" ²⁷ He replied, "You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, with your whole soul, with your whole strength, and with your whole mind. Also your neighbour as yourself." ²⁸ "A right answer!" said Jesus; "do that and you will live."

¹⁸ Then a ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what am I to do to inherit life eternal?" ¹⁹ Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God. ²⁰ You know the commands: do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour your father and mother." ²¹ He said, "I have observed all these commands from my youth." ²² When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me." ²³ But when he heard that, he was vexed, for he was extremely rich. ²⁴ So Jesus looked at him and said, "How difficult it is for those who have money to enter the Realm of God! ²⁵ Why, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle's eye than for a rich man to get into the Realm of God." ²⁶ His hearers said, "Then whoever can be saved?" ²⁷ He said, "What is impossible for men is possible for God." ²⁸ Peter said, "Well, we have left our homes and followed you!" ²⁹ He said to them, "I tell you truly, no one has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Realm of God, ³⁰ who does not receive ever so much more in this present world, and in the world to come life eternal."

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

¹⁴ but anyone who drinks the water I shall give him will never thirst any more; the water I shall give him will turn into a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

³⁹ You search the scriptures, imagining you possess eternal life in their pages — and they do testify to me —

²⁷ Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him." ²⁸ Then they asked him, "What must we do to perform the works of God?" ²⁹ Jesus replied to them, "This is the work of God, to believe in him whom God has sent."

⁴⁷ Truly, truly I tell you, the believer has eternal life.

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, who are we to go to? You have got words of eternal life,

²⁸ and I give them eternal life; they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

²⁵ He who loves his life loses it, and he who cares not for his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

² since thou hast granted him power over all flesh to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given to him. ³ And this is eternal life, that they know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou hast sent, even Jesus Christ.

³⁰ and brought them out (after securing the other prisoners). "Sirs," he said, "what must I do to be saved?"

⁷ eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,

²¹ so that, while sin had reigned the reign of death, grace might also reign with a righteousness that ends in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²² but now that you are set free from sin, now that you have passed into the service of God, your gain is consecration, and the end of that is life eternal. ²³ Sin's wage is death, but God's gift is life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁶ I obtained mercy, for the purpose of furnishing Christ Jesus with the chief illustration of his utter patience; I was to be the typical instance of all who were to believe in him and gain eternal life.

¹² fight in the good fight of the faith, secure that life eternal to which you were called when you voiced the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

¹⁹ amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.

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

⁷ that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs to the hope of life eternal."

² (the Life has appeared; we saw it, we testify to it, we bring you word of that eternal Life which existed with the Father and was disclosed to us) —

²⁵ Now this is what he has promised you, eternal life.

¹¹ And the testimony is, that God gave us life eternal and this life is in his Son. ¹² He who possesses the Son possesses life: he who does not possess the Son does not possess life. ¹³ I have written in this way to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may be sure you have life eternal.

²⁰ We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us insight to know Him who is the Real God; and we are in Him who is real, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the real God, this is life eternal.

²¹ so keeping yourselves within the love of God and waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that ends in life eternal.