Luke 10:25

Luke 10:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
• New International Version (NIV)On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Context of Luke 10:25

23Then turning to His disciples, Jesus said privately, “Blessed [joyful, spiritually enlightened, and favored by God] are the eyes which see what you see, 24for I say to you that many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, and they did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27And he replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Luke 10:25 word by word

Καὶ ἰδοὺ νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν λέγων· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• lawyerνομικόςnomikos · lawyerG3544
• stood upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• temptedἐκπειράζωekpeirazō · to test/temptG1598
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall I doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• to inheritκληρονομέωklēronomeō · to inheritG2816
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Luke 10:25

• Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers [who were experts in the Mosaic Law] annulled and set aside God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
• Luke 11:45One of the lawyers [an expert in the Mosaic Law] answered Him, “Teacher, by saying this, You insult us too!”
• Matthew 22:35One of them, a lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law], asked Jesus a question, to test Him:
• Luke 18:18A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”
• Matthew 19:16And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what [essentially] good thing shall I do to obtain eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”
• Acts 16:30and after he brought them out [of the inner prison], he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
• Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance [of what was promised] is based on [observing] the Law [as these false teachers claim], it is no longer based on a promise; however, God granted it to Abraham [as a gift] by virtue of His promise.

Commentaries on Luke 10:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25A certain lawyer - See on Matthew 22:35; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25A certain lawyer - One who professed to be well skilled in the laws of Moses, and whose business it was to explain them. Stood up - Rose - came forward to address him. Tempted him - Feigned a desire to be instructed, but did it to perplex him, or to lead him, if possible, to contradict some of the maxims of the law. Inherit eternal life - Be saved. This was the common inquiry among the Jews. “They” had said that man must keep the commandments - the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-37Verses 25-37 If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace. But the proud heart of man strives hard against these convictions. Christ gave an instance of a poor Jew in distress, relieved by a good Samaritan. This poor man fell among thieves, who left him about to die…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25an expert in the law: See study note on 5:17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-3725. tempted him--"tested him"; in no hostile spirit, yet with no tender anxiety for light on that question of questions, but just to see what insight this great Galilean teacher had.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:25

• Decalogue
• Deception
• Duty
• Immortality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lawyer
• Love
• Neighbor
• Readings, Select
• Self-Righteousness
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Careful
• Chance
• Fall
• Hire
• Lawyer
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Jesus Christ
• Law in the New Testament

Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings