Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God.
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said to him,
King James Version
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
And Jesus said to him, Why do thou call me good? None is good except one, God.
American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, even God.
Amplified
Jesus said to him,
An Understandable Version
Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me 'good'? No one is good except God only.
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
Common New Testament
So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus replied, why do you call me good? there is but one who is good, that is God.
Darby Translation
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good, except One, God.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.
John Wesley New Testament
But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good?
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus said to him, Why sayest thou me good? none good except the one God.
King James 2000
And Jesus said unto him, Why call me good? none is good, except one, that is, God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one [is] good except God alone.
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? None is good except One, God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said unto him, "Why callest thou me good? None is good, save God only.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God.
Montgomery New Testament
"Why are you calling me 'good'?" said Jesus to him; "no one is good but God.
NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
New Heart English Bible
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one?God.
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Why dost thou call me good? None is good but one, that is, God.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, God.
The Emphasized Bible
But Jesus said to him - Why, callest thou me, good? None, is good, save one - God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, even God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Why do you call me good?" answered Jesus. "No one is good but God.
Webster
And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is God.
Weymouth New Testament
"Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.
Williams New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me perfectly good? No one is perfectly good but God Himself.
World English Bible
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one -- God.
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good, but One??od.
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good, except One -- God;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 18:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Rich Young Man
18 Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God. 20 You know the commandments: "Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.'"
Phrases
Cross References
Job 14:4
Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one!
Job 15:14-16
"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?
Job 25:4
How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?
Luke 1:35
The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will surround you. Therefore, the child will be holy and will be called the Son of God.
Luke 11:13
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"
1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, the secret of our godly worship is great: In flesh was he revealed to sight, kept righteous by the Spirit's might, adored by angels singing. To nations was he manifest, believing souls found peace and rest, our Lord in heaven reigning!
Hebrews 7:26
We need such a high priest one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
James 1:17
Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.