Luke 18:19

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Job 14:4

“But what does something clean\par have in common with something dirty?\par Nothing!\par

Job 25:4

Compared to God, no person is good.\par No human being {\cf2\super [45]} can really be pure.\par

Luke 1:35

The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [15]} will come to you and the power of the Most High (God) will cover you. The baby will be holy. He will be called the Son of God.

Luke 11:13

\{You are like all other people\}—you are evil. But you know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father knows how to give the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [200]} to those people that ask him.”

Luke 18:18

A \{Jewish\} leader asked Jesus, “Good teacher, what must I do to get the life that continues forever?”

Luke 18:20

\{But I will answer your question.\} You know \{God’s\} commands: ‘You must not do the sin of adultery, {\cf2\super [290]} you must not murder anyone, you must not steal anything, you must not tell lies about other people, you must honor (respect) your father and mother….’ {\cf2\super [291]} ”

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great:

Hebrews 7:26

So Jesus is the kind of high priest {\cf2\super [73]} that we need. He is holy. {\cf2\super [74]} He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.

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.