Mark 10:18

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
Mark 10:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός.

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. τίti“Why”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  7. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  8. λέγειςlegeis“you call”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004H
  9. ἀγαθόν;agathon“good?”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  10. οὐδεὶςoudeis“No [one is]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  11. ἀγαθὸςagathos“good”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  12. εἰei“only”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
  13. μὴmē“except”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  14. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  15. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. θεός.theos“God.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)