Why did Jesus refuse to be called "good"?

He said, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." Why did He say this?

Mark 10:17 - 31

ESV - ¹⁷ And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ¹⁸ And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

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