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17 Truly I say to you, whoever does not accept and receive and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] shall not in any way enter it [at all].

18 And a certain ruler asked Him, Good Teacher [You who are [a]essentially and perfectly [b]morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?

19 Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [[c]essentially and perfectly [d]morally] good? No one is [[e]essentially and perfectly [f]morally] good—except God only.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 18:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Luke 18:18 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  3. Luke 18:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  4. Luke 18:19 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  5. Luke 18:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  6. Luke 18:19 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

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