Matthew 19:16
And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life?
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15And having laid his hands on them, he departed from there.
Cross References
Daniel 12:2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Matthew 19:26And having looked, Jesus said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 25:46And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Luke 10:25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?
John 3:15so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.
John 5:39Ye search the scriptures, because ye think to have eternal life in them, and those are testifying about me.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:14-16
Christ's Tenderness to Children. 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. We have here the welcome which Christ gave to some little children that were brought to him. Observe, I. The faith of those that brought them. How many they were, that were… Read the whole commentary →