Matthew 19:17

But he said to him, Why dost thou call me good? none is good but one, Aloha. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16AND one came and approached and said to him, Good teacher, what of good shall I do, that I may have the life of eternity?

18He said to him, Which? Jeshu answered him, Thou shalt not kill, neither commit adultery, nor steal, neither shalt thou witness false testimony;

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Cross References

Luke 10:26But Jeshu said to him, In the law how is it written, how readest thou?

Galatians 3:11But that man is not justified by the law before Aloha, this maketh manifest: because it is written, The just by faith shall live.

1 John 4:8For Aloha is Love; and every one who loveth not, knoweth not Aloha.

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 →

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