Matthew 19:16
And behold, a man came and said to him, “ Good Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?”
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15And after laying his hands on them, he departed from there.
Cross References
Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men it 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 lawyer stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
John 3:15so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have 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 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 →