Luke 10:28

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 replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” 27The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!” 29The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

Luke 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 for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Jesus said.
• Mark 12:34Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
• Leviticus 18:5If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord.
• Nehemiah 9:29“You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen.
• Ezekiel 20:11There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.
• Matthew 19:17“Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments.”
• Romans 3:19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
• Romans 10:4For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God.
• Galatians 3:12This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the law that a person has life.”

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

Topics related to Luke 10:28

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

In the dictionaries

• Careful
• Chance
• Eternal life
• Fall
• Hire
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• 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