Luke 18:19
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And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
In other translations
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Greek words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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