Matthew 19:16 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Then a man came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, what good deed should I do to gain eternal life?"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Matthew 19:16 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 25:46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Mark 10:17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 10:25 And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 18:18 A ruler questioned Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

19:16 {5} And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
(5) Those who seek to be saved by the law do not even know the law themselves.

PNT:

19:16 Behold, one came and said. Compare Mr 10:17-27 Lu 18:18-30. We learn that (1) he was a young man (Mt 19:20); (2) he was a ruler, probably of a synagogue, although these were usually elderly (Lu 18:18); (3) he was rich, which probably accounts for his holding office, at an unusual age (Mt 19:22); (4) he came running to Jesus and kneeled to him (Mr 10:17).
Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Whether he had before heard Christ or not, he had learned that eternal life belonged to heirs, the heirs of God, his children, and had to be inherited.

WES:

19:16 And behold one came - Many of the poor had followed him from the beginning. One rich man came at last. Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18.

MHC:

19:16-22 Christ knew that covetousness was the sin which most easily beset this young man; though he had got honestly what he possessed, yet he could not cheerfully part with it, and by this his want of sincerity was shown. Christ's promises make his precepts easy, and his yoke pleasant and very comfortable; yet this promise was as much a trial of the young man's faith, as the precept was of his charity and contempt of the world. It is required of us in following Christ, that we duly attend his ordinances, strictly follow his pattern, and cheerfully submit to his disposals; and this from love to him, and in dependence on him. To sell all, and give to the poor, will not serve, but we are to follow Christ. The gospel is the only remedy for lost sinners. Many abstain from gross vices who do not attend to their obligations to God. Thousands of instances of disobedience in thought, word, and deed, are marked against them in the book of God. Thus numbers forsake Christ, loving this present world: they feel convictions and desires, but they depart sorrowful, perhaps trembling. It behoves us to try ourselves in these matters, for the Lord will try us.

CONC:

Age-during Ages Behold Deed Eternal Master Obtain Order Saying Someone Teacher Win

Age-During Ages Deed Eternal Good Jesus Life Master Obtain Order Someone Teacher Win

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