Luke 18:19 — Meaning and Application

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“And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none {is} good, save one, {that is}, God.”

Luke 18:19

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Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none {is} good, save one, {that is}, God.

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

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

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Luke 18:1

"And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"

Luke 18:2

"Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}"

Luke 18:3

"And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary."

Luke 18:4

"And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;"

Luke 18:5

"Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me."

Luke 18:6

"And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."

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