Mark 10:18 (ASV)

Passage

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, [even] God.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:16 And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

Mark 10:17 And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Mark 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, [even] God.

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

Mark 10:20 And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "said", "callest", "thou", "good", "none", and "save". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And as he was going forth into..." into verse 19's "Thou knowest the commandments Do not kill...", so "jesus" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.