Why callest thou me good?

(Τ με λεγεις αγαθον;). So Luke 18:19; Matthew 19:17 has it: "Why asketh thou concerning that which is good? "The young ruler was probably sincere and not using mere fulsome compliment, but Jesus challenges him to define his attitude towards him as was proper. Did he mean "good" (αγαθος) in the absolute sense as applied to God? The language is not a disclaiming of deity on the part of Jesus.That I may inherit

(ινα κληρονομησω). Matthew 19:16 has (σχω), that I may "get."

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