Matthew 19:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And He said to him, Why do you ask Me about the perfectly and essentially good? There is only One Who is good [perfectly and essentially]–God. If you would enter into the Life, you must continually keep the commandments.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Jesus said, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There’s only one who is good. If you want to enter eternal life, keep the commandments.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And he said to him: "Why do you question me about what is good? One is good: God. But if you wish to enter into life, observe the commandments."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Matthew 19:17 Cross References

Nehemiah 9:29

and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgements, (which if a man do, he shall live in them,) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

Psalm 119:68

Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.

Psalm 52:1

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the mercy of God endureth continually.

Ezekiel 20:21

But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgements to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths: then I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Leviticus 18:5

Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgements: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.

Romans 10:5

For Moses writeth that the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

1 John 4:16

And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

1 Samuel 2:2

There is none holy as the LORD; for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.