Luke 18:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of 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 which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Job 25:4 : 4 How then can man be justified 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 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.
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: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Heb 7:26 : 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

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