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Luke 18:19

Jesus
God's holiness

17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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.

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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 gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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  • Job 15:14–16

    What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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  • Hebrews 7:26

    For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

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  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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  • Job 25:4

    How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

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  • Job 14:4

    Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

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  • 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?

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  • 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.

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