Luke 10:25

Modern

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Traditional

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Literal

And behold, a certain lawyer rose up, testing Him, saying, “Teacher, having done what, will I inherit eternal life?”

Latin

Et ecce quidam legisperitus surrexit tentans illum, et dicens: Magister, quid faciendo vitam æternam possidebo?

Greek

English

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

an expert in the law: See study note on 5:17.

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 22:34–39
And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
Luke 18:18
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Acts 16:30–31
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Matthew 19:16–19
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
Galatians 3:18
For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
Luke 11:45–46
One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.