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Luke 18:19

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, [even] God.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, [even] God.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is] God.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— But Jesus said to him—Why, callest thou me, good? None, is good, save one—God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good, except One—God;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, saue one, euen God.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou mee good? None is good saue one, [that is] God.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is no one good but one, that is God.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— Jeshu saith to him, Why callest thou me good, and none is good but one, Aloha?
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me, good? For, there is none good, except one; God.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
Jesus 2424
{2424} Prime
Ἰησοῦς
Iesous
{ee-ay-sooce'}
Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites.
said 2036
{2036} Prime
ἔπω
epo
{ep'-o}
A primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483 and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writting).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
unto him, 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
Why 5101
{5101} Prime
τίς
tis
{tis}
Probably emphatic of G5100; an interrogitive pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions).
callest x3004
(3004) Complement
λέγω
lego
{leg'-o}
A primary verb; properly to 'lay' forth, that is, (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean.
thou y3004
[3004] Standard
λέγω
lego
{leg'-o}
A primary verb; properly to 'lay' forth, that is, (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean.
z5719
<5719> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 3019
me 3165
{3165} Prime
μέ
me
{meh}
A shorter (and probably original) form of G1691; me.
good? y18
[0018] Standard
ἀγαθός
agathos
{ag-ath-os'}
A primary word; 'good' (in any sense, often as noun).
x3762
(3762) Complement
οὐδείς
oudeis
{oo-dice'}
From G3761 and G1520; not even one (man, woman or thing), that is, none, nobody, nothing.
none 3762
{3762} Prime
οὐδείς
oudeis
{oo-dice'}
From G3761 and G1520; not even one (man, woman or thing), that is, none, nobody, nothing.
[is] good, 18
{0018} Prime
ἀγαθός
agathos
{ag-ath-os'}
A primary word; 'good' (in any sense, often as noun).
save 1508
{1508} Prime
εἴ μή
ei me
{i may}
From G1487 and G3361; if not.
one, 1520
{1520} Prime
εἷς
heis
{hice}
(Including the neuter [etc.] ἕν [[hen]]); a primary numeral; one.
[that is], God. 2316
{2316} Prime
θεός
theos
{theh'-os}
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Luke 18:19

_ _ Why, etc. — Did our Lord mean then to teach that God only ought to be called “good?” Impossible, for that had been to contradict all Scripture teaching, and His own, too (Psalms 112:5; Matthew 25:21; Titus 1:8). Unless therefore we are to ascribe captiousness to our Lord, He could have had but one object — to raise the youth’s ideas of Himself, as not to be classed merely with other “good masters,” and declining to receive this title apart from the “One” who is essentially and only “good.” This indeed is but distantly hinted; but unless this is seen in the background of our Lord’s words, nothing worthy of Him can be made out of them. (Hence, Socinianism, instead of having any support here, is only baffled by it).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Luke 18:18-30.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
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? ... How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
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, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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 cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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Jb 14:4; 15:14; 25:4. Lk 1:35; 11:13. 1Ti 3:16. He 7:26. Jm 1:17.

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