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Luke 18:19 KJV
Luke · chapter 18 · verse 19
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.Luke 18:19 · King James Version
Luke 18:19 in context
17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- goodagathosof good constitution or nature, useful, salutary, good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful…G18 →
- noneoudeisno one, nothingG3762 →
- saveei mēif not, except, butG1508 →
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In these verses we have, I. Christ's discourse with a ruler, that had a good mind to be directed by him in the way to heaven. In which we may observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-30