Luke 18:19
And Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
In Context
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Cross References
Luke 11:13If, then, you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Hebrews 7:26For such a high priest is suited to us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:19-31
Riches a Spiritual Hindrance. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that… Read the whole commentary →