Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. New Living Translation “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. English Standard Version And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. Berean Standard Bible “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. Berean Literal Bible And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone. King James Bible And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. New King James Version So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. New American Standard Bible But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. NASB 1995 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. NASB 1977 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. Legacy Standard Bible And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. Amplified Bible Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially and morally] good except God alone. Christian Standard Bible “Why do you call me good? ” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. Holman Christian Standard Bible “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God. American Standard Version And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yeshua said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is no one good except the one God.” Contemporary English Version Jesus said, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good. Douay-Rheims Bible And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone. English Revised Version And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God. Good News Translation "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone. International Standard Version "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one—God. Literal Standard Version And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good, except one—God; Majority Standard Bible “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. New American Bible Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. NET Bible Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. New Revised Standard Version Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. New Heart English Bible Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one--God. Webster's Bible Translation And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is God. Weymouth New Testament "Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God. World English Bible Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God. Young's Literal Translation And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good, except One -- God; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Rich Young Ruler18Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. 20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’ ”… Cross References Luke 18:18 Then a certain ruler asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.'" Treasury of Scripture And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Jump to Previous Alone Except Good Jesus Namely SaveJump to Next Alone Except Good Jesus Namely SaveLuke 18 1. Of the importunate widow.9. Of the Pharisee and the tax collector. 15. Of Children brought to Jesus. 18. A ruler would follow Jesus, but is hindered by his riches. 28. The reward of those who leave all for his sake. 31. He foretells his death; 35. and restores a blind man to sight. (19) Why callest thou me good?--The agreement with St. Mark is again closer than with St. Matthew.Verse 19. - And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. The title "good" was a singular one for the young ruler to have used. It was never used to the most famous rabbis by their pupils. It implied an intense reverence, but nothing more. The young man distinctly did not then believe the Master was Divine, else he had never made the great refusal recorded directly afterwards. "To be a good man is impossible... God alone could have this honour" (Plate, 'Phaed.,' 27). "You are looking at me," said the Master, "as a man: why give me this strange, lofty title? You are looking on me only as an earthly Teacher." The great Heart-reader was reading the young man's thoughts, thoughts which soon crystallized, as we shall see, into the refused to do what he, whom he chose to style "good," directed him to carry out. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “WhyΤί (Ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. do you call λέγεις (legeis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. good?” ἀγαθόν (agathon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. replied. Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “No one [is] οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. good ἀγαθὸς (agathos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. except εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. alone. εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. 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