And Jesus said unto him,
Why call me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
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Hilary of Poitiers
AD 368
A complete understanding of the reply must come from the reason that prompted the question, for the answer will be directed to the matter that led to the inquiry…. He voiced his objection to the title of “good master” in such a way as to challenge the faith of the questioner rather than the designation of himself as a master or as good.
