Matthew 19:17
And he said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One — God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'
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1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.
Psalms 52:1To the Overseer. — An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, 'David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.
Ezekiel 20:11And I give to them My statutes, And my judgments I caused them to know, Which the man who doth — liveth by them.
Luke 10:26And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'
Galatians 3:11and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because 'The righteous by faith shall live;'
1 John 4:8he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.
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 →