Mark 10:18 (DRB)

Passage

And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:16 And embracing them and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

Mark 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man, running up and kneeling before him, asked him: Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting?

Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy father and mother.

Mark 10:20 But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "said", "callest", "thou", "good", and "none". 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 when he was gone forth into..." 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.