Luke 18:19

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Luke 18:19

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

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KJV

King James Version

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.

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WEB

World English Bible

Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, [even] God.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except One—God.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 18

¹⁷ Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

¹⁸ Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁹ “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

²¹ “All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.

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