Luke 18:19
Good News Translation
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "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.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus said, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good.

New American Bible
Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.

Luke 1:35 And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?

Job 14:4 Who can make him clean that is conceived of unclean seed? is it not thou who only art?

Job 15:14-16 What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just? . . .

Job 25:4 Can man be justified compared with God, or he that is born of a woman appear clean?

1 Timothy 3:16 And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.

Hebrews 7:26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:

James 1:17 Every best gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change nor shadow of alteration.

Context
The Rich Young Ruler
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life? 19And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone. 20Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.…
Cross References
Luke 18:18
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life?

Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother.

Luke 18:18
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