Mark 10:18
Mark 10:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus asks why the man calls him good, since none is good but God alone.
What Does Mark 10:18 Mean?
Before answering the question, Jesus weighs the greeting. Good Master was no common address, and Jesus presses it: why callest thou me good? Goodness in its fullness belongs to God.
Jesus does not refuse the title; he asks the man to consider what he has said. If only God is good, then the word this kneeling man has chosen reaches higher than he knows. The question invites him, and every reader since, to reckon honestly with who Jesus is.
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What does Mark 10:18 mean?
Jesus asks why the man calls him good, since none is good but God alone.