New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 19:16
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Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
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¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
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And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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And behold, one having come to Him said, “Teacher, what good shall I do so that I shall have eternal life?”
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Matthew 19
14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
15 And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
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