Mark 10:18
New International Version
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

New Living Translation
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good.

English Standard Version
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

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

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone.

King James Bible
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

New King James Version
So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.

New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

NASB 1995
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

NASB 1977
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

Amplified Bible
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially] good [by nature] except God alone.

Christian Standard Bible
“Why do you call me good? ” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is no one good but The One God.”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Good News Translation
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone.

International Standard Version
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one—God.

Literal Standard Version
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except one—God;

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

New American Bible
Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.

NET Bible
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

New Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except one--God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, that is God.

Weymouth New Testament
"Why do you call me good?" asked Jesus in reply; "there is no one truly good except One--that is, God.

World English Bible
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good except One -- God;

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Context
The Rich Young Man
17As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’ ”…

Cross References
Psalm 145:9
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

Mark 10:17
As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. "Good Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Mark 10:19
You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.'"


Treasury of Scripture

And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

Why.

Matthew 19:17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

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

John 5:41-44
I receive not honour from men…

that is.

1 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

Psalm 36:7,8
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings…

Psalm 86:5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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Mark 10
1. Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;
13. blesses the children that are brought unto him;
17. resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;
23. tells his disciples of the danger of riches;
28. promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;
32. foretells his death and resurrection;
35. bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;
46. and restores to Bartimaeus his sight.














(18) Why callest thou me good?--Our Lord's question is, in St. Mark's report, in harmony with that of the seeker after life eternal. Its obvious drift was to force him back upon the conditions of absolute goodness, to make him ask himself how far, and under what conditions, that word might be used relatively of any child of man.

Verse 18. - Why callest thou me good? According to the best authorities, the words in St. Matthew (Matthew 21:17) run thus: "Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good." The word "good" is the pivot on which our Lord's answer turns, both in St. Matthew and here. The question is doubtless put to test the young ruler's faith. If, as may be supposed, the young man used the term, "good Master," as a mere conventional expression, it was not the proper epithet to apply to our Lord, who at once transfers the praise and the goodness to God, that he might teach us to do the same. This ruler, by his mode of accosting our Lord, showed that he had not as yet a right faith in him - that he did not believe in his Godhead. Our Lord, therefore, desired to rouse him and lift him up to a higher faith. He seems to say to him, "If you call me good, believe that I am God; for no one is good, intrinsically good, but God. God alone is essentially good, and wise, and powerful, and holy. It is from him that angels and men derive a few drops, or rather some faint adumbration, of his goodness. There is none essentially, entirely, absolutely good but one, that is, God. Therefore seek after him, love him, imitate him. He alone can satisfy your longing desires, as in this life with his grace, so in the life to come with his glory; yea, with himself. For in heaven he manifested himself as the supreme good, to be tasted and enjoyed by the blessed for ever."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“Why
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

do you call
λέγεις (legeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

Me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

good?”
ἀγαθόν (agathon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied.
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“No one [is]
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

good
ἀγαθὸς (agathos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'.

except
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

God
Θεός (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

alone.
εἷς (heis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.


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