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 Jesus turned and he spoke only to his disciples. He said to them, ‘Be happy because of the things that you are now able to see and understand. 24I tell you this: Many prophets and kings from a long time ago wanted to see these things. But they did not see the things that you are seeing. They wanted to hear the message that you are hearing. But they did not hear it.’ A teacher of God's Law stood up. He wanted to see how Jesus would answer his question. So he asked Jesus, ‘Teacher, what must I do so that I can live with God for ever?’ 26‘What does God's Law say?’ Jesus asked. ‘What do you understand when you read it?’ 27The man replied, ‘It says that we must love the Lord our God with all our mind and with all our strength. We must love him with all that we are and in all that we think. It also says that we must love other people as much as we love ourselves.’

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 men that studied God's Law had not asked John to baptize them. They did not believe the message that God was giving to them.
• Luke 11:45Then a teacher of God's Law spoke out. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘when you say these things, you are also saying bad things about us.’
• Matthew 22:35One of the Pharisees had studied God's Law very well. He asked Jesus a question to see how he would answer.
• Luke 18:18A Jewish ruler came to Jesus and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do so that I can live with God for ever?’
• Matthew 19:16One day a man came to Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked. ‘What good thing must I do so that I can live with God for ever?’
• Acts 16:30Then he led Paul and Silas out of the prison. He said to them, ‘Masters, what must I do so that God will save me? Tell me!’
• Galatians 3:18God has promised to give good things to his children. But that does not happen as a result of God's Law. If that were true, then we would not receive God's good things as a result of his promise. But God gave those good things to Abraham as a gift, because he had promised to bless Abraham.

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
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• Love
• Neighbor
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• Jesus Christ
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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