Luke 18:19
"Why are you calling me ‘good’?"said Jesus to him; "no one is good but God.
Montgomery New Testament
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
18A ruler put this question to him. "Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Cross References
Luke 11:13"If you give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father who is in heaven give the Holy spirit to those that ask him!"
Hebrews 7:26For we needed just such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated 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 →