Mark 10:18 - English Standard Version 2016 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. Matoleo zaidiKing 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. |
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
So 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.
“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.