Jesus said to him, “Why do yoʋ call me good? No one is good except God alone. But if yoʋ wish to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Mark 10:18 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Jesus said to him, “Why do yoʋ call me good? No one is good except God alone. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [essentially and perfectly morally] good? There is no one [essentially and perfectly morally] good–except God alone. American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God. Common English Bible Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God. Catholic Public Domain Version But Jesus said to him, "Why call me good? No one is good except the one God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God. |
Jesus said to him, “Why do yoʋ call me good? No one is good except God alone. But if yoʋ wish to enter life, keep the commandments.”
As he was setting out on the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Yoʋ know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Do not defraud, Honor yoʋr father and mother.’ ”
Jesus said to him, “Why do yoʋ call me good? No one is good except God alone.
All have turned aside; together they have become useless; there is none who shows kindness, not even one.”
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.