Luke 18:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but 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 godliness 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.