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Luke 18:19
Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
Luke 18:19 · World English Bible
Luke 18:19 in other translations
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one-God.
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In context
16 Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.
17 Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
18 A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
19 Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
20 You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
21 He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
22 When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
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