“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.Mark 10:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός.
- ὉHo“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- εἶπενeipen“said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τίti“Why”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- μεme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- λέγειςlegeis“you call”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004H
- ἀγαθόν;agathon“good?”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- οὐδεὶςoudeis“No [one is]”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
- ἀγαθὸςagathos“good”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- εἰei“only”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
- μὴmē“except”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- εἷςheis“one”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)