God’s Word Translation
Luke 10:28
28Jesus told him, “You’re right! Do this, and life will be yours.”
Luke 10:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
- New International Version (NIV)“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
Context of Luke 10:28
26Jesus answered him, “What is written in Moses’ Teachings? What do you read there?” 27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ” Jesus told him, “You’re right! Do this, and life will be yours.” 29But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” 30Jesus replied, “A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way robbers stripped him, beat him, and left him for dead.
Read all of Luke 10Luke 10:28 word by word
Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ· ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης· τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Thou hast answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- rightὀρθῶςorthōs · correctlyG3723
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- thou shalt liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
Cross-references for Luke 10:28
- Luke 7:43Simon answered, “I suppose the one who had the largest debt canceled.” Jesus said to him, “You’re right!”
- Mark 12:34When Jesus heard how wisely the man answered, he told the man, “You’re not too far from God’s kingdom.” After that, no one dared to ask him another question.
- Leviticus 18:5Live by my standards, and obey my rules. You will have life through them. I am the Lord.
- Nehemiah 9:29You warned them in order to bring them back to your teachings, but they became arrogant and would not obey your commandments. They sinned by not following your regulations. If anyone follows them, he will find life in them. But they gave you the cold shoulder, became impossible to deal with, and wouldn’t listen.
- Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my laws and made my rules known to them. If people obey them they will live.
- Matthew 19:17Jesus said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter into life, obey the commandments.”
- Romans 3:19We know that whatever the Scriptures say applies to everyone under their influence, and no one can say a thing. The whole world is brought under the judgment of God.
- Romans 10:4Christ is the fulfillment of Moses’ Teachings so that everyone who has faith may receive God’s approval.
- Galatians 3:12These laws have nothing to do with faith, but, “Whoever obeys laws will live because he obeys them.”
Commentaries on Luke 10:28
- 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. 28Do this and you will live: Jesus was not suggesting that people would be saved by their works. Instead, such love expresses genuine faith and devotion to the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. he said, &c.--"Right; This do, and life is thine"--laying such emphasis on "this" as to indicate, without expressing it, where the real difficulty to a sinner lay, and thus nonplussing the questioner himself.Read the comment
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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
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