And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Treasury of Scripture Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you... Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children... Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Job 15:14-16 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous... Job 25:4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels... Hebrews 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no ficklenss...
Context The Rich Young Ruler
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 19And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 20You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother. 21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet lack you one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. 28Then Peter said, See, we have left all, and followed you. 29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man that has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, 30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.
Darby Bible Translation
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
King James Bible
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good, except One -- God;
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