Matthew 19:17
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “There is no one who is good but God. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
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1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
Psalms 52:1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
Luke 10:26“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
1 John 4:8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:17-23
The Rich Ruler's Enquiry; The Rich Ruler's Disappointment. 16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother:… Read the whole commentary →