Matthew 19:16–19

THE RICH YOUNG RULER

16 Just then someone came up and asked him,g “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”h

17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?”C he said to him. “There is only one who is good.D If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”i

18 “Which ones?” he asked him.

Jesus answered: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness;j 19 honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.E,k

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g	Mk 10:17–30 Lk 10:25–28 Lk 18:18–30
h	Mk 10:17 Jn 12:25 Ac 13:48
C	Other mss read “Why do you call me good?”
D	Other mss read “No one is good but one—God
i	Le 18:5 Ne 9:29 Eze 20:21
j	Ex 20:13–16 Dt 5:17–20
E	Ex 20:12–16 Le 19:18 Dt 5:16–20
k	Ex 20:12 Le 19:18 Dt 5:16 Mt 5:43 Mt 22:39 Ga 5:14 Jas 2:8