Luke 18:19 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

¹⁹ Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [essentially and perfectly morally] good? No one is [essentially and perfectly morally] good–except God only.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Luke 18:19 Cross References

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one can.

Job 25:4

How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

Luke 1:35

The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.

Luke 11:13

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Luke 18:18

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

Luke 18:20

You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother.’ ”

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.

Hebrews 7:26

For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

James 1:17

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.