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Mark 10:18

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

KJV

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

Greek NT

Jesus autem dixit ei : Quid me dicis bonum ? nemo bonus, nisi unus Deus.

Vulgate

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

ASV

And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀγαθός
agathos
adjective · 102×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1 And the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In the preceding section, my revered brother Ambrosius, brother formed according to the Gospel, we have discussed, as far as is at present in our power, what the Gospel is, and what is the beginning in which the Word was, and what the Word is which was in the beginning. We now come to consider the next point in the work before …

Cross-references

  • 1John 4:8 — He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
  • 1John 4:16 — And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
  • 1Sam 2:2 — There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
  • Jas 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
  • John 5:41 — I receive not honour from men.
  • Luke 18:19 — And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
  • Matt 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.
  • Ps 36:7 — How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  • Ps 86:5 — For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
  • Ps 119:68 — Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
  • Rom 3:10 — As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
  • Rom 3:12 — They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.