Matthew 19:17

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:29

“You warned them so that they would obey your law again. But they became proud. They didn’t obey your commands. They sinned against your rules. You said, ‘Anyone who obeys my rules will live by them.’ But the people didn’t care about that. They turned their backs on you. They became very stubborn. They refused to listen to you.

Psalm 119:68

You are good, and what you do is good. Teach me your orders.

Psalm 52:1

You think you are such a big, strong man! Why do you brag about the evil things you’ve done? You are a dishonor to God all the time.

Ezekiel 20:21

“ ‘ “But their children refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They were not careful to keep my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in the desert.

Leviticus 18:5

Keep my rules and laws. The one who obeys them will benefit from living by them. I am the Lord.

Romans 10:5

Moses writes about how the law could help a person do what God requires. He writes, “The person who does these things will live by them.” (Leviticus 18:5)

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from God. This kind of gift comes down from the Father who created the heavenly lights. These lights create shadows that move. But the Father does not change like these shadows.

1 John 4:16

So we know that God loves us. We depend on it. God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love is joined to God. And God is joined to them.

1 Samuel 2:2

“There isn’t anyone holy like the Lord. There isn’t anyone except him. There isn’t any Rock like our God.