19Jesus asked him, |Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one—God.


In Context

16 Jesus summoned them, saying, |Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

17 Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the Kingdom of God 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.|

Luke 18:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is,] God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:19"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:19But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good, except One — God;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:19And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.