Matthew 19:16

Easy To Read Version

A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have life forever?”

Cross References

Daniel 12:2

Many of the people that are dead and buried {\cf2\super [133]} will wake up. Some of them will wake up to have life forever. But some will wake up to have shame and disgrace forever.

Matthew 19:15

After Jesus put his hands on the children, he left there.

Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked at his followers and said, “This is something that people cannot do themselves. But God can do all things.”

Matthew 19:29

And every person that has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than he left. And that person will have life forever.

Matthew 25:46

“Then those bad people will go away. They will have punishment forever. But the good people will go and have life forever.”

John 10:28

I give my sheep eternal life. They will never die. And no person can take them out of my hand.

John 12:25

The person that loves his own life will lose it. But the person that hates his life in this world will keep it. He will have life forever.

John 3:15

Then every person that believes in the Son of Man can have life forever.”

John 4:14

But the person that drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. That water I give will become like a spring of water flowing inside that person. That water will bring that person life forever.”

John 5:39

You carefully study the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [82]} You think that those Scriptures give you life forever. Those same Scriptures tell about me!

John 6:47

I tell you the truth. If a person believes, then that person has life forever.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered Jesus, “Lord, where would we go? You have the things that give life forever.

Acts 16:30

Then he brought them outside and said, “Men, what must I do to be saved?”

Romans 2:7

Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. Those people live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to those people.

Romans 5:21

Sin once used death to rule us. But God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. This brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Timothy 1:16

But I was given mercy. I was given mercy so that in me Christ Jesus could show that he has patience without limit. Christ showed his patience with me, the worst of all sinners. Christ wanted me to be an example for those people who would believe in him and have life forever.

1 Timothy 6:12

Keeping your faith is like running a race. Try as hard as you can to win that race. Be sure you get that life that continues forever. You were called to have that life. And you confessed the great truth \{about Christ\} in a way that many people heard you.

1 Timothy 6:19

By doing that they will be saving a treasure for themselves \{in heaven\}. That treasure will be a strong foundation {\cf2\super [34]} —their future life can be built on that treasure. Then they will be able to have the life that is true life.

Titus 1:2

That faith and that knowledge come from our hope for life forever. God promised that life to us before time began—and God does not lie.

Titus 3:7

We were made right with God by his grace (kindness). God saved us so that we could be his children and look forward to receiving life that never ends.

1 John 1:2

That Life was shown to us. We saw it. We can give proof about it. Now we tell you about that Life. It is Life that continues forever. This is the Life that was with God the Father. God showed this Life to us.

1 John 2:25

And this is what the Son promised to us—life forever.

1 John 5:20

But, dear friends, use your most holy faith to build yourselves up strong. Pray with the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [10]}