Matthew 19:16
AND one came and approached and said to him, Good teacher, what of good shall I do, that I may have the life of eternity?
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
15And he put his hand upon them, and went thence.
Cross References
Matthew 19:26Jeshu, beholding them, said, With the sons of men it is not possible; but with Aloha every thing is possible.
Matthew 25:46And these shall go away into the torment which is eternal, and the just into the life which is eternal.
Luke 10:25AND, behold, a certain Sophra stood up to try him, saying, Malphona, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?
John 3:15that every man who believeth in him might not perish, but have the life which is eternal.
John 5:39Investigate the scriptures; for in them you think you have the life that is eternal, and they testify of 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 →