Matthew 19:17

God's Word

Jesus said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter into life, obey the commandments.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them in order to bring them back to your teachings, but they became arrogant and would not obey your commandments. They sinned by not following your regulations. If anyone follows them, he will find life in them. But they gave you the cold shoulder, became impossible to deal with, and wouldn’t listen.

Psalm 119:68

You are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.

Psalm 52:1

Why do you brag about the evil you’ve done, you hero? The mercy of God lasts all day long!

Ezekiel 20:21

“ ‘But they rebelled against me. They didn’t live by my laws, and they didn’t obey my rules and follow them. If people obey them, they will live. They dishonored the days to worship me. So I was going to pour out my fury on them and unleash my anger on them in the desert.

Leviticus 18:5

Live by my standards, and obey my rules. You will have life through them. I am the Lord.

Romans 10:5

Moses writes about receiving God’s approval by following his laws. He says, “The person who obeys these laws will live because he obeys them.”

James 1:17

Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn’t change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon.

1 John 4:16

We have known and believed that God loves us. God is love. Those who live in God’s love live in God, and God lives in them.

1 Samuel 2:2

There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one but you, O Lord. There is no Rock like our God.