Matthew 19:16-23

The Rich Young Man

16 i And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to j have k eternal life?" 17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. l If you would enter life, keep the commandments." 18 He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, m "You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, n You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 20 The young man said to him, o "All these I have kept. What do I still lack?" 21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be p perfect, go, q sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have r treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." 22 s When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, t only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 19:16 - 29
    And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?
    Mark 10:17 - 30
    And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
    Luke 18:18 - 30
    And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
    Luke 10:25 - 28
    And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 19:29
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 25:46
    And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
    Matthew 18:8
    And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 19:16 - 30
    And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?
    Mark 10:17 - 31
    And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
    Luke 18:18 - 30
    And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:5
    You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rul...
    Nehemiah 9:29
    And you warned them in order to turn them back ...
    Ezekiel 20:11
    I gave them my statutes and made known to them ...
    Ezekiel 20:13
    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in ...
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did ...
    Romans 10:5
    For Moses writes about the righteousness that i...
    Galatians 3:12
    But the law is not of faith, rather "The one wh...
  6. Cross References
    Romans 13:9
    For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
    Exodus 20:12 - 16
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
    Deuteronomy 5:16 - 20
    'Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
    Matthew 5:21
    "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'
    Matthew 5:27
    "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 20:12 - 16
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
    Deuteronomy 5:16 - 20
    Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
  8. Cross References
    Matthew 5:43
    "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall lo...
    Matthew 22:39
    And a second is like it: You shall love your ne...
    Mark 12:31
    The second is this: 'You shall love your neighb...
    Luke 10:27
    And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your ...
    Galatians 5:14
    For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "Yo...
    James 2:8
    If you really fulfill the royal law according t...
    Leviticus 19:18
    You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge a...
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:18
    You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
  10. Cross References
    Philippians 3:6
    As to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 5:48
    You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  12. Cross References
    Luke 12:33
    Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. P...
    Luke 16:9
    And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by ...
    Luke 19:8
    And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Beho...
    Acts 2:45
    And they were selling their possessions and bel...
    Acts 4:34 - 35
    There was not a needy person among them, for as...
    1 Timothy 6:18 - 19
    They are to do good, to be rich in good works, ...
  13. Cross References
    Matthew 6:19 - 20
    Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:31
    And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
  15. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 1:26
    For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
    Matthew 13:22
    As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
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