Matthew 19:20

New International Reader's Version

“I have obeyed all those commandments,” the young man said. “What else do I need to do?”

Cross References

Matthew 19:19

Honor your father and mother.’ (Exodus 20:12–16; Deuteronomy 5:16–20) And ‘love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ” (Leviticus 19:18)

Matthew 19:21

Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have. Give the money to those who are poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.”

Luke 15:29

But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

Luke 15:7

I tell you, it will be the same in heaven. There will be great joy when one sinner turns away from sin. Yes, there will be more joy than for 99 godly people who do not need to turn away from their sins.

John 8:7

They kept asking him questions. So he stood up and said to them, “Has any one of you not sinned? Then you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Romans 7:9

Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.

Galatians 3:24

So the law was put in charge of us until Christ came. He came so that we might be made right with God by believing in Christ.

Philippians 3:6

As far as being committed is concerned, I opposed and attacked the church. As far as keeping the law is concerned, I kept it perfectly.