Mark 10:18
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18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
Matthew 19:17
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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)
Luke 18:19
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19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
1 John 4:16
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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)
Romans 3:12
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1 Samuel 2:2
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1 John 4:8
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8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(A)
James 1:17
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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.
John 5:41-44
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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)
Footnotes
- John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One
Psalm 119:68
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Psalm 86:5
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5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.
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