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The Rich Young Ruler

Luke 18:19

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good, except one—God;
YLT
And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good, except One — God;
DBY
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.Elohim
DRC
And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.
GNV
And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, saue one, euen God.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός.
RP2018
Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ θεός.
TR-Boyd
Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ Θεός.
SCR1894
ειπεν δε αυτω ο ιησους τι με λεγεις αγαθον ουδεις αγαθος ει μη εις ο θεος

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.
  • Job 15:14–16What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, how much less man, who is vile and corrupt,…
  • Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
  • Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
  • Job 25:4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
  • 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…
  • 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!”
  • 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.

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