Mark 10:17
As he was setting out on the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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In Context
16And taking the children in his arms, he laid his hands on them and blessed them.
18Jesus said to him, “Why do yoʋ call me good? No one is good except God alone.
Cross References
Matthew 17:14When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus, kneeling before him
Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Mark 1:40Then a leper came up and knelt before him, begging him, “If yoʋ are willing, yoʋ can make me clean.”
Mark 12:14They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that yoʋ are true and defer to no one, for yoʋ do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we give or should we not give?”
Luke 18:18Then a certain ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
John 5:39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is these that testify about 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 →