Verse 18

Jesus replied, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.'

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  • 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 'There is no one holy like the LORD, for there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God.'
  • Luke 18:19 : 19 Jesus replied, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good—except God alone.'
  • Matt 19:17 : 17 Jesus replied, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
  • John 5:41-44 : 41 I do not accept glory from people. 42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. But if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe, when you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the one and only God?
  • Rom 3:12 : 12 All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
  • 1 John 4:8 : 8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
  • 1 John 4:16 : 16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.
  • Ps 36:7-8 : 7 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; your judgments are like the great depths; O Lord, you preserve both man and beast. 8 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.
  • Ps 119:68 : 68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.