Luke 18:19
And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, saue one, euen God.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
Cross References
Job 14:4Who can bring a cleane thing out of filthinesse? there is not one.
Job 25:4And howe may a man be iustified with God? or how can he be cleane, that is borne of woman?
Luke 11:13If yee then which are euill, can giue good giftes vnto your children, howe much more shall your heauenly Father giue the holy Ghost to them, that desire him?
Hebrews 7:26For such an hie Priest it became vs to haue, which is holy, harmelesse, vndefiled, separate from sinners, and made hier then the heauens:
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 →