Luke 18:19 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 18:19

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

He does not deny that He is good, but points to God. None is good then except he be full of goodness. But should it strike any one that it is said, none is good, let this also strike him, save God, and if the Son is not excepted from God, surely neither is Christ excepted from good. For how is He not good who is born from good? A good tree brings forth good fruits. (Matt. 7:17.)

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And Jesus said unto him,.... In answer to his question, beginning with the character he gave him: why callest thou me good? it being unusual to address men, even their Rabbins, under such a title: none is good, save one, that is, God: or "but God alone"; as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it; or, "but the one God", as read the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; See Gill on Mat 19:17.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The story we have now read is three times reported in the Gospels. Matthew, Mark and Luke were all moved by the Holy Spirit to record the history of the rich young ruler. This fact should be noticed. It shows us that there are lessons before us which demand special attention. When God would impress on Peter his duty towards the Gentiles, He sent him a vision which was repeated "three times." (Acts 10:16.) We learn, firstly, from these verses — to what lengths men may go in self-ignorance.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἶπεν	eipen	Said	G2036 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς·	Iēsous	Jesus;	G2424 →
τί	ti	Why	G5101 →
με	me	Me	G3165 →
λέγεις	legeis	you call	G3004 →
ἀγαθόν;	agathon	good?	G18 →
οὐδεὶς	oudeis	No [one is]	G3762 →
ἀγαθὸς	agathos	good	G18 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
εἷς	heis	one	G1520 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεός.	theos	God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
leads to
- John 3:27
  John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- Matthew 7:11
  So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
- Hebrews 13:8
  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Numbers 23:19
  God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
Through
Hebrews 7:26
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
  God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Peter 2:22
  “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
Through
Job 25:4
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
leads to
- Romans 5:1
  Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

About Luke

The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Luke