Luke 18:19
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Berean Standard Bible
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
18Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Cross References
Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
Job 25:4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
Luke 11:13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart 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 →