Luke 18:19
Modern Translations
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 Study Bible
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

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.

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.

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

Good News Translation
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God.

International Standard Version
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one—God.

NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
Classic Translations
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.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jesus said unto him, Why call me good? none is good, except one, that is, God.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one--God.

World English Bible
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one--God.

American King James Version
And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.

A Faithful Version
Then Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One--God.

Darby Bible Translation
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

English Revised Version
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is God.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, saue one, euen God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Iesus sayde vnto hym: Why callest thou me good? None is good, saue God onely.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But Iesus sayde vnto him: Why callest thou me good? There is no man good, but God onely.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Iesus sayd vnto him: Why callest thou me good? No man is good save God only.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good, except one—God;

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good, except One -- God;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to him, Why sayest thou me good? none good except the one God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except one, God.

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is no one good except the one God.”

Lamsa Bible
Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? there is no one good, except one, that is God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God.

Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good, except One, God.

Haweis New Testament
Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, even God.

Mace New Testament
Jesus replied, why do you call me good? there is but one who is good, that is God.

Weymouth New Testament
"Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good, but One?God.

Worsley New Testament
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God.
















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