Luke 18:19

19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

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Luke 18:19 in Other Translations

KJV

19 And Jesus said unto him,Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

ESV

19 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

NLT

19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good.

MSG

19 Jesus said, "Why are you calling me good? No one is good - only God.

CSB

19 "Why do you call Me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good but One-God.

Luke 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:19

And Jesus said unto him
In answer to his question, beginning with the character he gave him:

why callest thou me good?
it being unusual to address men, even their Rabbins, under such a title:

none is good, save one, [that is], God:
or "but God alone"; as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it; or, "but the one God", as read the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; (See Gill on Matthew 19:17).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 18:19 In-Context

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

18 A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.

Luke 18:19

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Luke 18:19 in Other Translations

Luke 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

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