Mark 10:17
As Jesus set out on his journey, a man came running over and kneeled down before him. “Good teacher, what should I do to make sure I have eternal life?” he asked.
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In Context
16He hugged the children, placed his hands on them, and blessed them.
18“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good, only God.
Cross References
Matthew 17:14When they approached the crowd, a man came to Jesus, and kneeled before him.
Matthew 25:34Then the king will say to the ones on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, and inherit the kingdom that's been prepared for you from the beginning of the world.
Mark 1:40A leper came to him asking for help. The man kneeled down before Jesus, saying, “Please, if you're willing, you can heal me!”
Mark 12:14They arrived and said, “Teacher, we know you are a truthful person and you don't look for approval, because you don't care about status or position. Instead you teach God's way in accordance with the truth. So is it right to pay tribute to Caesar or not?
Luke 18:18One of the rulers came to Jesus and asked him, “Good Teacher, what do I have to do to inherit eternal life?”
John 5:39You search the Scriptures because you think that through them you'll gain eternal life. But the evidence they give is in support of me!
Matthew Henry on Mark 10:14-17
Christ's Love to Little Children. 13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed… Read the whole commentary →