Luke 18:19 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁹ So יהושע said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One – Elohim.

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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 brings the clean out of the unclean? No one!

Job 25:4

So how could man be righteous before Ěl? Or how could he be flawless who is born of a woman?

Luke 1:35

And the messenger answering, said to her, “The Set-apart Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you. And for that reason the Set-apart One born of you shall be called: Son of Elohim.

Luke 11:13

If you then, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father from heaven give the Set-apart Spirit to those asking Him!

Luke 18:18

And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?”

Luke 18:20

You know the commands, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Respect your father and your mother.’

1 Timothy 3:16

And, beyond all question, the secret of reverence is great – who was revealed in the flesh, declared right in Spirit, was seen by messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in esteem.

Hebrews 7:26

For it was fitting that we should have such a High Priest – kind, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens,

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of turning.