Mark 10:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ Jesus answered, “Why do you call me good? No person is good. Only God is good.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [essentially and perfectly morally] good? There is no one [essentially and perfectly morally] good–except God alone.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ But Jesus said to him, "Why call me good? No one is good except the one God.

Mark 10:18 Cross References

Psalm 119:68

God, you are good, and you do good things.\par Teach me your laws.\par

Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to every person.\par God shows his mercy to everything he made.\par

Psalm 86:5

Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par

Matthew 19:17

Jesus answered, “Why do you ask me about what is good? Only God is good. But if you want to have life forever, obey the commands.”

Mark 10:17

Jesus started to leave, but a man ran to him and bowed on his knees before Jesus. The man asked, “Good teacher, what must I do to get the life that never ends?”

Mark 10:19

\{But I will answer your question.\} You know the commands: ‘You must not murder anyone, you must not do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [127]} you must not steal, you must not lie, you must not cheat, you must honor (respect) your father and mother….’ {\cf2\super [128]} ”

Luke 18:19

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? Only God is good.

Romans 3:12

All people have turned away,\par and all people have become worthless.\par There is no person that does good. None!”\par \i (Psalm 14:1-3)\i0 \par

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.

1 John 4:16

And so we know the love that God has for us. And we trust that love.

1 John 4:8

The person that does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 Samuel 2:2

There is no Holy God like the Lord. There is no God but you! There is no Rock [20] like our God.