Mark 10:18 (DBY)

Passage

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, [that is] God.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:16 And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.

Mark 10:17 And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to [him], and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Mark 10:18 But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, [that is] God.

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

Mark 10:20 And he answering said to him, Teacher, all these things have I kept from my youth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "said", "callest", "thou", and "good". 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 went forth into the..." into verse 19's "Thou knowest the commandments Do not commit...", 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.