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Luke 18:19

Jesus
God's holiness

17 Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

18 Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

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.’”

21 “All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
KJV
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
WEB
Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
ASV
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, [even] God.
DARBY
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
BLB
But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except One—God.
ÅB
Jesus sa til ham: Hvorfor kaller du meg god? Ingen er god uten én, det er Gud.
OTB
Jesus svarte: “Hvorfor kaller du Meg god? Ingen er god utenom Gud alene.
B1930
Jesus sa til ham: Hvorfor kaller du mig god? Ingen er god uten én, det er Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • James 1:17

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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  • Job 15:14–16

    What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

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  • Hebrews 7:26

    Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

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  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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  • Job 25:4

    How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

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  • Job 14:4

    Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

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  • Luke 11:13

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

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  • Luke 1:35

    The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

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