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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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Jamieson-Fausset-Brownv. 16

FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE--DIVORCE. ( = Mar 10:1-12; Luk 9:51). (Mat 19:1-12) And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee--This marks a very solemn period in our Lord's public ministry. So slightly is it touched here, and in the corresponding passage of Mark (Mar 10:1), that few readers probably note it as the Redeemer's Farewell to Galilee, which however it was. See on the sublime statement of Luke (Luk 9:51), which relates to the same transition stage in the progress of our Lord's work. and came into the coasts--or, boundaries of Judea beyond Jordan--that is, to the further, or east side of the Jordan, into Perea, the dominions of Herod Antipas. But though one might conclude from our Evangelist that our Lord went straight from the one region to the other, we know from the other Gospels that a considerable time elapsed between the departure from the one and the arrival at the other, during which many of the most important events in our Lord's public life occurred--probably a large part of what is recorded in Luk 9:51, onward to Mat 18:15, and part of John 7:2-11:54.

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Strong's Concordancev. 16

καί (kaí, G2532) — and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other… ἰδού (idoú, G2400) — used as imperative lo!; εἷς (heîs, G1520) — one προσέρχομαι (prosérchomai, G4334) — to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to ἔπω (épō, G2036) — to speak or say (by word or writing) αὐτός (autós, G846) — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the… ἀγαθός (agathós, G18) — "good" (in any sense, often as noun) διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, G1320) — an instructor (genitive case or specially) τίς (tís, G5101) — an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) ποιέω (poiéō, G4160) — to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) ἵνα (hína, G2443) — compare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) ἔχω (échō, G2192) — to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote;… αἰώνιος (aiṓnios, G166) — perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well) ζωή (zōḗ, G2222) — life (literally or figuratively)

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John 3:15rank 9

that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

Jude 1:21rank 8

keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

Matthew 25:46rank 7

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

I John 1:2rank 6

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

I John 5:20rank 6

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Titus 3:7rank 5

so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

Titus 1:2rank 4

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Acts 16:30rank 4

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

I Timothy 6:12rank 4

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

I John 2:25rank 4

And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

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