Luke 18:19

And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good, except One — God;

Young's Literal Translation

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 questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done — shall I inherit life age-during?'

20the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

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Cross References

Job 14:4Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

Job 25:4And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure — born of a woman?

Luke 11:13If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'

Hebrews 7:26For such a chief priest did become us — kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become 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 →

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