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Mark 10:18

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And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
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  1. Luke 18:19Rank 1 from verse 18
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    19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

  2. Matthew 19:17Rank 2 from verse 18
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    17And 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.

  3. 1 John 4:16Rank 3 from verse 18
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    16And 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.

  4. Romans 3:12Rank 4 from verse 18
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    12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

  5. 1 Samuel 2:2Rank 5 from verse 18
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    2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  6. 1 John 4:8Rank 6 from verse 18
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    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

  7. James 1:17Rank 7 from verse 18
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    17Every 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.

  8. Psalms 119:68Rank 8 from verse 18
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    68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

  9. John 5:41–44Rank 9 from verse 18
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    41I receive not honour from men.

    42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

    43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

    44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

  10. Psalms 36:7–8Rank 10 from verse 18
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    7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

    8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

  11. Psalms 86:5Rank 11 from verse 18
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    5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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Mark 10:18

COMBINED MEANING

callest

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Second-person singular present form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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10:17¶ And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

10:18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

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10:19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

10:20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

10:21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

10:22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

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