18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
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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.
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
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.
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-31)I. Here is a hopeful meeting between Christ and a young man ; such he is said to be ( Matt. 19:20 , 22 ), and a ruler (Luke 18:18), a person of quality. Some circumstances here are, which we had not in Matthew, which makes his address to Christ very promising. 1. He came running to Christ, which was an indication of his humility; he laid aside the gravity and grandeur of a ruler, when he came to C…
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