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Luke 18:19 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Luke 18:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 18 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.”
Luke 18:19 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 18:19
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God—Jesus challenges the ruler's casual use of agathos (ἀγαθός), 'good.' Ti me legeis agathon (τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν)—'why do you call me good?' Oudeis agathos ei mē heis ho theos (οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός)—'no one is good except one, God.'Jesus isn't denying His divinity but forcing the ruler to think: either (1) Jesus is merely human and therefore not truly good, or (2) Jesus is divine and therefore the ruler faces God Himself. The ruler used 'good teacher' as flattery; Jesus transforms it into confrontat...
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Cross-References for Luke 18:19
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“coming down from the Father of lights”
“that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman”
“guiltless”
“How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?”
“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.”
“The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.,And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.,,,,,,,,”
“being evil”
“the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh”