Luke 18:19
And Jesus said to him, Why dost thou call me good? None is good but one, that is, God.
Noyes 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
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?
Cross References
Job 14:4Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean? Not one.
Job 25:4How then can man be righteous before? Or how can he be pure that is born of woman?
Luke 11:13If ye then, though 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 7:26For such a high-priest also became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than 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 →