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Source language
Original Greek   
Καὶ ἰδοὺ εἷς προσελθὼν ⸂αὐτῷ εἶπεν⸃· ⸀Διδάσκαλε, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα ⸀σχῶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kai idou eis proselthon [?]auto eipen[?]* rDidaskale, ti agathon poieso ina rskho zoen aionion;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ecce unus accedens ait illi magister bone quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam aeternam

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And, behold, one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Authorized (King James) Version   
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
New King James Version   
Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
21st Century King James Version   
And behold, one came and said unto Him, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And one came near and said to him, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
Darby Bible Translation   
And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And behold, one came to him and said, Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
God's Word   
Then a man came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, what good deed should I do to gain eternal life?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Just then someone came up and asked Him, "Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?"
International Standard Version   
Just then a man came up to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good deed should I do to have eternal life?"
NET Bible   
Now someone came up to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?"
New American Standard Bible   
And someone came to Him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?"
New International Version   
Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"
New Living Translation   
Someone came to Jesus with this question: "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?"
Webster's Bible Translation   
And behold, one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
Weymouth New Testament   
"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"
The World English Bible   
Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
EasyEnglish Bible   
One day a man came to Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked. ‘What good thing must I do so that I can live with God for ever?’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'
New Life Version   
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Good Teacher, what good work must I do to have life that lasts forever?”
Revised Geneva Translation   
And behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, so that I may have eternal life?
The Voice Bible   
Then a young man came up to Jesus. Young Man: Teacher, what good deed can I do to assure myself eternal life?
Living Bible   
Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Good master, what must I do to have eternal life?”
New Catholic Bible   
Then a man came forward and asked him, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to achieve eternal life?”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And behold, someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
Christian Standard Bible   
Just then someone came up and asked him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And behold, there came a man up to Him, saying, Teacher, what excellent and perfectly and essentially good deed must I do to possess eternal life?
New Century Version   
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have life forever?”
The Message   
Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
There was a man who came to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing should I do that I may have eternal life?”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· A young man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
New Matthew Bible   
And a man came and said to Jesus, Good Teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life?
Good News Translation®   
Once a man came to Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?”
Wycliffe Bible   
And lo! one came, and said to him, Good master, what good [thing] shall I do, that I have everlasting life?
New Testament for Everyone   
Suddenly a man came up to Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what good thing must I do if I’m to possess the life of the age to come?”
Contemporary English Version   
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And behold, one came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then it happened that a man came up to him and said, “Master what good thing must I do to secure eternal life?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then someone came to him and said, ‘Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?’
Common English Bible © 2011   
A man approached him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what [essentially] good thing shall I do to obtain eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Now someone approached him and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”
New American Standard Bible   
And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do so that I may obtain eternal life?”
The Expanded Bible   
[At that time; L And look/T behold] A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what ·good thing [good deed; L good] must I do to have ·life forever [eternal life]?”
Tree of Life Version   
Now behold, one came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good shall I do to have eternal life?”
Revised Standard Version   
And behold, one came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?”
New International Reader's Version   
Just then, a man came up to Jesus. He asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?”
BRG Bible   
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Complete Jewish Bible   
A man approached Yeshua and said, “Rabbi, what good thing should I do in order to have eternal life?” He said to him,
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
A man came to Jesus and said, `Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will live for ever?'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then someone came to him and said, ‘Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And one, having approached Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, said, Rebbe, what mitzvah, what good may I do that I may have Chayyei Olam?
Names of God Bible   
Then a man came to Yeshua and said, “Teacher, what good deed should I do to gain eternal life?”
Modern English Version   
Now one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good deed shall I do to have eternal life?”
Easy-to-Read Version   
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?”
International Children’s Bible   
A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have life forever?”
Lexham English Bible   
And behold, someone came up to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?”
New International Version - UK   
Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And behold— one having come to Him said, “Teacher, what good thing should I do in order that I may have eternal life?”