Luke 18:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.”
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““Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one <FI>is<Fi> good, except One--God;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 18:19 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
- Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
- Luke 1:35The 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.
- Luke 11:13So 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!”
- 1 Timothy 3:16By 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.
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- James 1:17Every 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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