Bible Verses About Good Teacher: 12

"A certain ruler asked him, 'Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'"

— Luke 18:18 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about Good Teacher want Scripture on Jesus addressed as Good Teacher — Greek didaskalos in Luke 18:18 (and the Teacher / Instructor lines beside it) — not only the resurrection Rabboni address (rabbouni / John 20:16), and not a bare teacher / rabbi / good-master twin page. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about Rabboni, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about following Jesus, Bible verses about the word of God, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, and Bible verse of the day. Good Teacher here means the didaskalos address and Jesus as the one Teacher — distinct from Rabboni alone. We do not ship /teacher, /rabbi, or /good-master.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, διδάσκαλος didaskalos (Strong's G1320; Bible Hub G1320) — teacher, instructor, master; used when the rich ruler calls Jesus "Good Teacher" (Luke 18:18; Mark 10:17) and whenever the Gospels name him Teacher. This list tracks that Good Teacher / one-Teacher vocabulary, not the Rabboni resurrection address alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 18 presses that the ruler's "Good Teacher" question shows desire for eternal life — yet Christ turns him from self-merit to following the Teacher who alone is good (Bible Hub MHC Luke 18; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Luke 18). (Rabboni lives on that page; this list centers didaskalos / Good Teacher.)

12 Bible verses about Good Teacher

1. Luke 18:18. "A certain ruler asked him, 'Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'" Good Teacher — didaskalos. See Bible verses about eternal life.

2. Mark 10:17. "As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. 'Good teacher,' he asked, 'what must I do to inherit eternal life?'" Good teacher — Mark's parallel. See Bible verses about hope.

3. Matthew 19:16. "Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, 'Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?'" Teacher, what good thing. See Bible verses about faith.

4. John 3:2. "He came to Jesus at night and said, 'Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.'" A teacher who has come from God. See Bible verses about Jesus.

5. Matthew 23:8. "'But you are not to be called "Rabbi," for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.'" You have one Teacher. See Bible verses about humility.

6. Matthew 23:10. "Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah." One Instructor, the Messiah. See Bible verses about the Messiah.

7. Luke 6:40. "The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher." Fully trained will be like their teacher. See Bible verses about discipleship.

8. Matthew 7:28-29. "When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law." He taught as one who had authority. See Bible verses about the word of God.

9. Mark 1:22. "The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law." Taught as one who had authority. See Bible verses about faith.

10. John 7:16. "Jesus answered, 'My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.'" My teaching is not my own. See Bible verses about following Jesus.

11. Matthew 22:16. "They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. 'Teacher,' they said, 'we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.'" Teacher — you teach the way of God. See Bible verses about truth.

12. Luke 20:21. "So the spies questioned him: 'Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.'" Teacher — you speak and teach what is right. See Bible verses about hope.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need Jesus as Good Teacher — not twelve as a grind. If you need Luke 18:18 didaskalos, start there. If you need "one Teacher," open Matthew 23:8. If you need teaching with authority, open Matthew 7:28-29. For Rabboni (the resurrection address), open Bible verses about Rabboni. For following Jesus, open Bible verses about following Jesus. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about Good Teacher?

Luke 18:18 (Good teacher, what must I do), Matthew 23:8 (you have one Teacher), and Matthew 7:28-29 (he taught as one who had authority) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about Good Teacher differ from Rabboni alone?

Rabboni centers Mary's resurrection address (rabbouni / John 20:16). This page centers didaskalos — the rich ruler's "Good Teacher" and Jesus as the one Teacher — then cross-links Rabboni. See Bible verses about Rabboni.

What does didaskalos mean?

Greek didaskalos (G1320) means teacher or instructor. In Luke 18:18 and Mark 10:17 the rich man calls Jesus "Good Teacher"; Matthew 23:8 says the disciples have one Teacher.

Is Good Teacher the same as Rabbi or Rabboni?

Related but not identical. Rabbi / Rabboni is the Aramaic honorific (Rabboni intensifies it at the empty tomb). Good Teacher tracks the Greek didaskalos address and Jesus as the one Instructor. We do not ship bare /teacher, /rabbi, or /good-master twins. See Bible verses about Rabboni.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Luke 18:18, then Matthew 23:8. Thank God that Jesus is the Good Teacher and the one Instructor. For the word of God beside that confession, open Bible verses about the word of God. For Jesus, open Bible verses about Jesus.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicon: G1320 (links above).
• Bible Hub Greek entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Luke 18 (links above).
• Cross-links: Rabboni, Jesus, following Jesus, word of God, hope, faith, eternal life, humility, Messiah, discipleship, truth.