16Behold, one came to him and said, |Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?|


In Context

13 Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, |Allow the little children, and don't forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.|

15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.

16 Behold, one came to him and said, |Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?|

17 He said to him, |Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.|

18 He said to him, |Which ones?| Jesus said, |'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'

Matthew 19:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:16Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:16And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:16And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16And lo, one having come near, said to him, 'Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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