Luke 18:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ Θεός.

Transliteration

Eipen de to-him the Iēsous, Why me legeis agathon? oudeis agathos, if not one, the Theos.

Grammar Details

*Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
*de*: conjunction, adversative/transitional - but/and
*Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
*legeis*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you call
*agathon*: accusative masculine singular - good
*oudeis*: nominative masculine singular - no one
*agathos*: nominative masculine singular - good
*Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God

Word Meanings

*legeis*: you call/say/name
*agathon*: good/kind/benevolent
*oudeis*: no one/nobody
*agathos*: good/kind/benevolent

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job 15:14-16 : 14 What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight: 16 How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!
Job 25:4 : 4 How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Luke 1:35 : 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 11:13 : 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

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