Luke 18:19

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

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  • 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.
  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring what is pure out of the unclean? No one.
  • Job 15:14-16 : 14 What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of a woman, that he could be righteous? 15 Behold, God puts no trust in His holy ones, and even the heavens are not pure in His sight. 16 How much less is a man, who is detestable and corrupt, one who drinks iniquity like water!
  • Job 25:4 : 4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure?
  • Luke 1:35 : 35 The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'
  • Luke 11:13 : 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And undeniably, great is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 Such a high priest truly meets our need: one who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

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    17As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to him, knelt down before him, and asked, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

    18Jesus replied, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.'

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

    20The man said to him, 'Teacher, I have kept all these commandments since my youth.'

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    16Then someone came to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"

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    18The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

    19'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

    20The young man said to him, "I have kept all these. What do I still lack?"

    21Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

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    18A certain ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

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    20You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'

    21The man said, 'All these I have kept since I was a boy.'

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    31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.

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