KJV King James Version
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 10:25
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, ‘Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?’
Surrounding context — Luke 10
22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].
23 And he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard [them].
25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
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ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!νομικόςG3544 · nomikoslawyerτιςG5100 · tisoneἀνέστηG450 · anistēmito ariseἐκπειράζωνG1598 · ekpeirazōto test/temptαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayδιδάσκαλε,G1320 · didaskalosteacherτίG5101 · tiswhich?ποιήσαςG4160 · poieōto do/make: doζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιονG166 · aiōnioseternalκληρονομήσω;G2816 · klēronomeōto inherit
Cross-references
Matthew 22:34-39But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.Luke 18:18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?Acts 16:30-31And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?Matthew 19:16-19And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.Luke 11:45-46Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
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