Luke 18:19

19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good except God.

Luke 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:19

And Jesus said unto him
In answer to his question, beginning with the character he gave him:

why callest thou me good?
it being unusual to address men, even their Rabbins, under such a title:

none is good, save one, [that is], God:
or "but God alone"; as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions render it; or, "but the one God", as read the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; (See Gill on Matthew 19:17).

Luke 18:19 In-Context

17 What I'm about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God's kingdom like a little child will never enter it."

18 A certain ruler asked Jesus a question. "Good teacher," he said, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"

19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good except God.

20 You know what the commandments say. 'Do not commit adultery. Do not commit murder. Do not steal. Do not give false witness. Honor your father and mother.' "(Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20)

21 "I have obeyed all those commandments since I was a boy," the ruler said.