MATTHEW 19:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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 to him: why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments. Jesus' response redirects the question: the good is God's domain, and if the young man wants to enter life, he must keep the commandments. The redirection from a specific good deed to the commandments communicates that the kingdom's entry requirement is not a single extraordinary act but the ongoing covenant faithfulness that the commandments define.
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