Luke 18:19

Luke 18:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
• New International Version (NIV)“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.

Context of Luke 18:19

17I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” 18Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. 20But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’” 21The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”

Luke 18:19 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• noneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• saveεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 18:19

• Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
• Luke 11:13So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
• Job 14:4Who can bring purity out of an impure person? No one!
• Job 15:14Can any mortal be pure? Can anyone born of a woman be just?
• Job 25:4How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
• 1 Timothy 3:16Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
• Hebrews 7:26He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
• James 1:17Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

Commentaries on Luke 18:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ's terms, which would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leave Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day. They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it shall be their God, not their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Why do you call Me good?: The man called Jesus good as a compliment, but only God is truly good. Jesus challenged the man's understanding of goodness. True goodness requires moral perfection.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Why, &c.--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 (Psa 112:5; Mt 25:21; Tit 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…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings