18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

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18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

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17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. (A)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”

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17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(A)

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19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

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19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.

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16 So (A)we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. (B)God is love, and (C)whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

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16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love.(A) Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.(B)

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12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
    no one does good,
    not even one.”

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12 All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20

(A)“There is none holy like the Lord:
    for there is none besides you;
    there is (B)no rock like our God.

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“There is no one holy(A) like(B) the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock(C) like our God.

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(A)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (B)God is love.

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Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)

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17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a]

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  1. James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.

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41 (A)I do not receive glory from people. 42 But (B)I know that you do not have (C)the love of God within you. 43 I have come (D)in my Father's name, and (E)you do not receive me. (F)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (G)do not seek the glory that comes from (H)the only God?

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41 “I do not accept glory from human beings,(A) 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God[a]?(B)

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  1. John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One

68 (A)You are good and do good;
    (B)teach me your statutes.

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68 You are good,(A) and what you do is good;
    teach me your decrees.(B)

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(A)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge (B)in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on (C)the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from (D)the river of (E)your delights.

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How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(A)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(B)
They feast on the abundance of your house;(C)
    you give them drink from your river(D) of delights.(E)

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For you, O Lord, are good and (A)forgiving,
    (B)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

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You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.

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