Matthew 19:16
And one came, drew near, and said to him: Good Teacher, what good thing must I do, that eternal life may be mine?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
15And he laid his hand upon them, and departed from there.
Cross References
Matthew 19:26Jesus looked on them, and said to them: With men this is not practicable, but with God every thing is practicable.
Matthew 25:46And these will go into everlasting torment, and the righteous into everlasting life.
Luke 10:25And behold, a Scribe stood up to try him, and said: Teacher, what must I do, to inherit eternal life?
John 3:15that every one who believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life eternal.
John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them, ye think, there is life eternal for you; 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 →