Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

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, Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially] good [by nature] except God alone.

An Understandable Version

Jesus answered him, "Why are you calling me good? Nobody is good except One, that is, God.

Anderson New Testament

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 I am good? no one is good but one, and that is God.

Common New Testament

And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Jesus said to him, 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? no one is good but one, that is God.

Godbey New Testament

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, God.

Goodspeed New Testament

But Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.

John Wesley New Testament

But Jesus saith to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God.

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? there is none good but one, that is, God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So 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? No one is good except one, God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Jesus said to him, "Why callest thou me good? There is no man good but one, which is God.

Moffatt New Testament

Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God.

Montgomery New Testament

Jesus said to him. "Why do you call me 'good'? No one is good save one, God himself.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Jesus said to 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? none is good but one, God.

The Emphasized Bible

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then said Jesus 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? there is none good, but one, that is God.

Williams New Testament

And Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me perfectly good? No one is perfectly good but God Himself.

World English Bible

Jesus said to 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 dost thou call 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824


Usage: 0

Why
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

callest thou
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

me
μέ 
me 
me, I, my, not tr
Usage: 122

ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70
Usage: 70

there is none
οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160

but
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

one
εἷς 
heis 
one, a, other, some, not tr,
Usage: 188

References

Context Readings

A Rich Young Man

17 As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?" 18 "Why do you call me good?" asked Jesus in reply; "there is no one truly good except One--that is, God. 19 You know the Commandments--'Do not murder;' 'Do not commit adultery;' 'Do not steal;' 'Do not lie in giving evidence;' 'Do not defraud;' 'Honour thy father and thy mother.'"


Cross References

Matthew 19:17

"Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."

Luke 18:19

"Why do you call me good?" replied Jesus; "there is no one good but One, namely God.

John 5:41-44

"I do not accept glory from man,

Romans 3:12

All have turned aside from the right path; they have every one of them become corrupt. There is no one who does what is right--no, not so much as one."

James 1:17

Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change.

1 John 4:8

He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.

1 John 4:16

And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.

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