The Rich Young Man

Matthew 19:17

In 9 translations

BSB: “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”BYZ and TR 16...“Good Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” 17 “Why do you call Me good?” See Mark 10:17–18 and Luke 18:18–19.
KJV: And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
WEB: He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”So MT and TR. NU reads “Why do you ask me about what is good?”
ASV: And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
LSV: And He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except one—God; but if you will to enter into life, keep the commands.”
YLT: And he said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One — God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'
DBY: And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
DRC: Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
GNV: And he said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, eue God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keepe ye commandemets.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐρωτᾷς (“you ask”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read λέγεις (“you say”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀγαθοῦ (“good”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀγαθόν (“good”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read εἷς (“One”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Οὐδεὶς (“no [one]”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός (“only except one the God”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τήρησον (“do keep”); Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τήρει (“do keep”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include περὶ τοῦ (“about what is”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἐστιν ὁ (“is the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Word order: Byzantine text place εἰσελθεῖν elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ; εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ; εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός; Robinson–Pierpont read λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός.
SBLGNT: εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν; Robinson–Pierpont read εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν.
SBLGNT: τήρησον. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τήρησον; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read τήρει.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Τί με ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ; εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός· εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.
RP2018: Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ θεός. Εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.
TR-Boyd: Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ Θεός. Εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.
SCR1894: ο δε ειπεν αυτω τι με λεγεις αγαθον ουδεις αγαθος ει μη εις ο θεος ει δε θελεις εισελθειν εις την ζωην τηρησον τας εντολας

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ◆ Jesus Teaches in Perea

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Life God Concerning Peraea Goodness of God, The Contingencies Unity of God Riches Ten Commandments, The Young Men

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Cross-references most cited first

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Romans 10:5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
1 John 4:16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
Ezekiel 20:21But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out…
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Psalms 145:7–9They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness. The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. The LORD is good to all; His…
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