Mark 10:17

A man runs up and asks what he must do to inherit eternal life. His earnest question opens a searching encounter about salvation and the heart.

Cross-references · 23

• Matt 19:16–30And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
• Luke 18:18–30And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
• Rom 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
• John 6:27–28Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
• Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
• Rom 10:2–4For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
• Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
• Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
• Acts 20:32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
• Matt 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• Matt 17:14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
• John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
• Dan 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
• Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
• John 20:2–4Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
• Matt 28:8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
• John 3:2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
• Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
• Mark 12:14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
• Mark 1:40And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
• Rom 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Jn 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

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