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Mark 10:18

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.AndἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΤίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.WhyμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meλέγειςlegeisto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ἀγαθόνagathongoodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “good”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.goodοὐδεὶςoudeis? there is noneοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “? there is none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.? there is noneἀγαθὸςagathosgoodἀγαθόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “good”, the subject formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.goodεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosthat is, Godθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that is, God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.that is, God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One — God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One — God;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, [that is] God.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

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