Matthew 19:16-17

The Rich Young Man

16 ¹And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to ²have ³eternal life? ”

17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ⁴If you would enter life, keep the commandments. ”

Cross References

• 1. 19:16 For ver. 16-29, see Mark 10:17-30; Luke 18:18-30; [Luke 10:25-28]
• 2. 19:16 [ver. 29]
• 3. 19:16 ch. 25:46; [ch. 18:8]
• 4. 19:17 Lev. 18:5; Neh. 9:29; Ezek. 20:11, 13, 21; Rom. 10:5; Gal. 3:12