Matthew 19:16
And behold, one came and said to him: Good teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life? He said to him:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
15And he laid his hands on them, and departed from that place.
Cross References
Matthew 19:26But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.
Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up to tempt him, and said: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
John 3:15that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life.
John 5:39You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning 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 →