King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 19:16
“And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
Verse in context — Matthew 19
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.
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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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And he said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good?› [there is] ‹none good but one,› [that is], ‹God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.›
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He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, ‹Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,›
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