Verse List for MAT 19:17

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua,Narrator,Yeshua (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Why are you asking me about what’s good?” Yeshua responded. “Only one is good. But if you’re wanting to enter into life, you should obey God’s commands.”

OET-LV And he said to _him:
Why are _you _asking me about the good?
one is the good.
But if you _are _wanting to _come _in into the life, be _keeping the commands.

ULT But he said to him, “Why do you ask me about, what is good? One is good, but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

UST Jesus replied, “You should not ask me about what would be a good thing to do. God is the only one who is good. Now to answer your question, since you desire to truly live, you should do what God has commanded.”

BSB “Why do you ask Me about what is good?”[fn] [Jesus] replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

MSB “Why do you call Me good?”[fn] [Jesus] replied. “There is no one who is good [but] God.[fn] If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

BLB And He said to him, "Why do you ask Me about what is good? Only One is good. But if you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments."

AICNT {He}[fn] said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good [[except God alone]].[fn] If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

OEB ‘Why ask me about goodness?’ answered Jesus. ‘There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.’

WEBBE & WMBB He said to him, “Why do you call me good?[fn] No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

NET He said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

LSV And He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except one—God; but if you will to enter into life, keep the commands.”

FBV “Why do you ask me what is good?” Jesus replied. “There's only one who is good. But if you want to have eternal life,[fn] then keep the commandments.”

TCNT Jesus said to him, “Why [fn]do yoʋ call me good? No one is good except God alone. But if yoʋ wish to enter life, keep the commandments.”

T4T Jesus said to him, “◄Consider what you are implying about who I am when you ask me about what is good./Do you realize what you are implying about who I am when you ask me about that which is good?► [RHQ] Only one being is good and really knows what is good. That being is God. But in order to answer your question about desiring to live with God eternally, I will say to you, ‘Keep the commandments that God gave Moses’.”

LEB And he said to him, “Why are you asking me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!”

BBE And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.

Moff He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands."

Wymth "Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."

ASV And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

DRA Who said to him: Why asketh thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

YLT And he said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One — God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

Drby And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

RV And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
(And he said unto him, Why askest/ask thou/you me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou/you wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.)

SLT And he said to him, Why sayest thou me good? None is good except one, God; but if thou wouldst come into life, keep the commands.

Wbstr And he said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is , God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

KJB-1769 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
(And he said unto him, Why callest/call thou/you me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou/you wilt/will enter into life, keep the commandments.)

KJB-1611 And he said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandements.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps He sayde vnto hym: why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, and that is God. But yf thou wylt enter into lyfe, kepe the commaundementes.
(He said unto him: why callest/call thou/you me good? there is none good but one, and that is God. But if thou/you wilt/will enter into life, keep the commandments.)

Gnva And he said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, eue God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keepe ye commandemets.
(And he said unto him, Why callest/call thou/you me good? there is none good but one, eve/even God: but if thou/you wilt/will enter into life, keep ye/you_all commandemets.)

Cvdl He sayde vnto him: Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but God onely. Neuertheles yf thou wilt entre into life, kepe ye comaudemetes.
(He said unto him: Why callest/call thou/you me good? there is none good, but God only. Nevertheless if thou/you wilt/will enter into life, keep ye/you_all comaudemetes.)

TNT He sayde vnto him: why callest thou me good? there is none good but one and that is God. But yf thou wylt entre in to lyfe kepe the commaundementes.
(He said unto him: why callest/call thou/you me good? there is none good but one and that is God. But if thou/you wilt/will enter in to life keep the commandments.)

Wycl Which seith to hym, What axist thou me of good thing? There is o good God. But if thou wolt entre to lijf, kepe the comaundementis.
(Which saith/says to him, What askest/ask thou/you me of good thing? There is o good God. But if thou/you wilt/will enter to life, keep the commandments.)

Luth Er aber sprach zu ihm: Was heißest du mich gut? Niemand ist gut denn der einige GOtt. Willst du aber zum Leben eingehen, so halte die Gebote.
(He but spoke to/for him: What hottest you(sg) me good? No_one is good because/than the/of_the some God. Want you(sg) but for_the life enter, so hold/stop the commandments/commands.)

ClVg Qui dixit ei: Quid me interrogas de bono? Unus est bonus, Deus. Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata.[fn]
(Who he/she_said to_him: What me interrogas from/about good? One it_is good/kind/gracious, God. When/But_if however you_want to life to_enter, serve/female_slave commands.)

SR-GNT Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, “Τί με ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ; Εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός. Εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, τήρει τὰς ἐντολάς.” ‡

UGNT ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, τί με ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ? εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός. εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.

SBL-GNT ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Τί με ⸂ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ; εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός⸃· εἰ δὲ θέλεις ⸂εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν⸃, ⸀τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.

RP-GNT Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; Οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ θεός. Εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.

TC-GNT ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Τί με [fn]λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθός, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ Θεός. εἰ δὲ θέλεις [fn]εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, [fn]τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.