18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good.

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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 “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep[a] the commandments.”

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  1. 19:17 Some manuscripts read continue to keep.

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 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good.

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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 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.

God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

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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 away;
    all have become useless.
No one does good,
    not a single one.”[a]

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  1. 3:10-12 Pss 14:1-3; 53:1-3 (Greek version).

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

No one is holy like the Lord!
    There is no one besides you;
    there is 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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But anyone who does not love does not know God, for 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 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[b]

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  1. 1:17a Greek from above, from the Father of lights.
  2. 1:17b Some manuscripts read He never changes, as a shifting shadow does.

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 “Your approval means nothing to me, 42 because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. 43 For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. 44 No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.[a]

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  1. 5:44 Some manuscripts read from the only One.

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 You are good and do only good;
    teach me your decrees.

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

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    How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
    in the shadow of your wings.
You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
    letting them drink from your river of 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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O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
    so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

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

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