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<a href="/nkjv/luke/10.htm">New King James Version</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/nasb_/luke/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/nasb/luke/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, &#8220Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/luke/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/lsb/luke/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And behold, a scholar of the Law stood up and was putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/amp/luke/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/csb/luke/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ” <a href="/hcsb/luke/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Just then an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, &#8220Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?&#8221 <a href="/asv/luke/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/cev/luke/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to have eternal life?" <a href="/erv/luke/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/gwt/luke/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then an expert in Moses' Teachings stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" <a href="/gnt/luke/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal life?" <a href="/isv/luke/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" <a href="/net/luke/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" <a href="/nheb/luke/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And look, a certain Law scholar stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit everlasting life?" <a href="/wbt/luke/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/luke/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/web/luke/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?” <a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, testing Him, saying, "Teacher, what having done, will I inherit eternal life?" <a href="/ylt/luke/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?' <a href="/slt/luke/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And, behold, a certain skilled in the law stood up, tempting him, and saying, Teacher, what having done shall I inherit eternal life?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life? <a href="/cpdv/luke/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And behold, a certain expert in the law rose up, testing him and saying, “Teacher, what must I do to possess eternal life?” <a href="/nabre/luke/10.htm">New American Bible</a> There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” <a href="/nrsvce/luke/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And behold, a scribe stood up to test him, and he said, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And behold, a scribe arose to test him, and he said, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up to tempt him, and said: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/godbey/luke/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life? <a href="/haweis/luke/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And, behold, a certain doctor of the law arose, to make trial of him, saying, Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life? <a href="/mace/luke/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Then a doctor of the law stood up to try him, saying, master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?" <a href="/worrell/luke/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, saying, "Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?" <a href="/worsley/luke/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And behold, a lawyer stood up to try Him, and said, Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life? <a href="/parallel/luke/10-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4299" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">The Parable of the Good Samaritan</a> 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” 25<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">One day</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!"></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">an</a> <a href="/greek/3544.htm" title="3544: nomikos (Adj-NMS) -- From nomos; according to law, i.e. Legal; as noun, an expert in the law.">expert in the law</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anestē (V-AIA-3S) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">stood up</a> <a href="/greek/1598.htm" title="1598: ekpeirazōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly.">to test</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> <a href="/greek/1320.htm" title="1320: Didaskale (N-VMS) -- A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.">“Teacher,”</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">he asked,</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“what</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">must I do</a> <a href="/greek/2816.htm" title="2816: klēronomēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire. From kleronomos; to be an heir to.">to inherit</a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōnion (Adj-AFS) -- From aion; perpetual.">eternal</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēn (N-AFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life?”</a> 26“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Matthew 22:35-40</a> One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question: / “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” / Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ ... <a href="/mark/12-28.htm">Mark 12:28-34</a> Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” / Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ... <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a> Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. / And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a> Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. <a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a> Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. <a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a> The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <a href="/james/2-8.htm">James 2:8</a> If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. <a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7-21</a> Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. / This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. ... <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Matthew 19:16-19</a> Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” / “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” / “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, ... <a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Mark 10:17-22</a> As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. / You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’” ... <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12-17</a> Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16-21</a> Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. / You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">1 Corinthians 13:1-13</a> If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. ... <a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a> A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” <a href="/1_john/3-23.htm">1 John 3:23</a> And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?a certain.<a href="/luke/7-30.htm">Luke 7:30</a> But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.<a href="/luke/11-45.htm">Luke 11:45,46</a> Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also… <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Matthew 22:35</a> Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,Master.<a href="/luke/18-18.htm">Luke 18:18</a> And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?<a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Matthew 19:16</a> And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?<a href="/acts/16-30.htm">Acts 16:30,31</a> And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? … to.<a href="/galatians/3-18.htm">Galatians 3:18</a> For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/3-29.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/mark/16-20.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Expert</a> <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Expounder</a> <a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/luke/10-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm">Lawyer</a> <a href="/luke/10-17.htm">Master</a> <a href="/luke/7-23.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/luke/9-18.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/9-49.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/luke/9-47.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/luke/9-38.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/luke/4-3.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Tempting</a> <a href="/luke/4-12.htm">Test</a> <a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/luke/9-9.htm">Trying</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/18-18.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/luke/18-18.htm">Ages</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/luke/10-37.htm">Expert</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-20.htm">Expounder</a> <a href="/luke/18-18.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/luke/10-26.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-20.htm">Lawyer</a> <a href="/luke/10-40.htm">Master</a> <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/luke/11-53.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/11-45.htm">Rabbi</a> <a href="/luke/10-40.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/luke/11-45.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Tempting</a> <a href="/luke/11-4.htm">Test</a> <a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/acts/4-9.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Trying</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 10</div>1. <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;</a> 13. <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">pronounces a woe against certain cities.</a> 17. <a href="/luke/10-17.htm">The seventy return with joy; </a> 18. <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">he shows them wherein to rejoice, </a> 21. <a href="/luke/10-21.htm">and thanks his Father for his grace;</a> 23. <a href="/luke/10-23.htm">magnifies the happy estate of his church;</a> 25. <a href="/luke/10-25.htm">teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life, </a> 30. <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;</a> 38. <a href="/luke/10-38.htm">reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. This phrase introduces a legal expert, likely a scribe or Pharisee, who is knowledgeable in Mosaic Law. The act of standing up signifies respect or a formal setting, possibly in a synagogue or public teaching area. Testing Jesus was a common practice among religious leaders to challenge His authority and teachings. This reflects the tension between Jesus and the Jewish authorities, who often sought to discredit Him.“Teacher,” he asked, Addressing Jesus as "Teacher" acknowledges His role as a rabbi or respected instructor. This title, while respectful, may also be used here with a hint of irony or insincerity, given the expert's intent to test Jesus. It highlights the common practice of addressing rabbis with honorific titles, even when questioning them.“what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The question reveals a focus on actions or deeds necessary for salvation, reflecting a common Jewish understanding of the law as a means to righteousness. The concept of "eternal life" is rooted in Jewish eschatology, which anticipates a future resurrection and life in the world to come. This question connects to other scriptural passages, such as the rich young ruler's inquiry in <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm">Matthew 19:16</a>, emphasizing the universal human concern for salvation and the afterlife.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/expert_in_the_law.htm">Expert in the Law</a> A scholar or lawyer well-versed in the Jewish Torah, often involved in interpreting and teaching the law. His intention was to test Jesus, possibly to challenge His authority or understanding of the law. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, regarded as the Messiah and Son of God by Christians. In this passage, He is addressed as "Teacher," indicating His role as a rabbi or instructor. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a> While the specific location is not mentioned in this verse, the context is a public setting where Jesus is teaching, and others are present to witness the interaction. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_question.htm">The Question</a> The expert's question about inheriting eternal life is significant, as it reflects a common concern of the time regarding salvation and the afterlife. 5. <a href="/topical/t/testing_motive.htm">Testing Motive</a> The expert's motive to "test" Jesus suggests a challenge rather than a genuine inquiry, highlighting the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders of His day.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_law.htm">Understanding the Law</a> The expert's question reveals a common misunderstanding of the law as a means to earn eternal life. Jesus redirects this understanding towards love and relationship. <a href="/topical/t/testing_vs._seeking.htm">Testing vs. Seeking</a> The expert's motive was to test, not to seek truth. Believers are encouraged to approach Jesus with genuine hearts, seeking wisdom and understanding. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_life_as_inheritance.htm">Eternal Life as Inheritance</a> The concept of "inheriting" eternal life suggests a gift or legacy, not something earned. This aligns with the New Testament teaching of salvation by grace through faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a> The law serves as a guide to reveal God's standards and our need for a Savior. It points to the necessity of a heart transformation through Christ. <a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_scripture.htm">Engaging with Scripture</a> Like the expert, believers are called to engage deeply with Scripture, but with humility and openness to the Spirit's teaching, rather than a spirit of testing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 10</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_lawyers.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on lawyers?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_interpretation_and_application_differ.htm">How do interpretation and application differ?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_a_true_neighbor_to_the_needy.htm">Who truly acts as a neighbor to those in need?</a> <a href="/q/does_gal._6_10_conflict_with_serving_believers.htm">Does the call to “do good to all people” (Galatians 6:10) conflict with other biblical passages that focus primarily on serving fellow believers? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up.--On the word "lawyer" and its difference from the more generic "scribe," see Note on <a href="/matthew/22-35.htm" title="Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,">Matthew 22:35</a>. Here, as there, the "tempting" does not necessarily imply hostile purpose. It was simply a test-question to see if the new Teacher was sound in His view of the ethical obligations of the Law.The question, though the same as that of the young man in <a href="/matthew/19-16.htm" title="And, behold, one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?">Matthew 19:16</a>, is not asked in the same tone. There it was asked by one anxiously seeking to inherit eternal life. Here there is a certain tone of self-conscious superiority, which required a different treatment. As the method of Socrates was to make men conscious of their ignorance of the true meaning of words which they repeated glibly, so here our Lord parries the question by another, makes him repeat his own formulated answer--an answer true and divine itself, identical with that which our Lord gave Himself (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm" title="Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.">Matthew 22:37</a>)--and then teaches him how little he had realised its depth and fulness. The commandment was "exceeding broad" above all that the teacher of Israel had imagined.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 25-37. - The question of the lawyer. The Lord answers with the parable of the good Samaritan. Verse 25. - And, behold, a certain lawyer. It seems (as has already been noticed) probable that in St. Luke's general account of our Lord's teaching during the six months which immediately preceded the last Passover, certain events which took place at a short visit which Jesus paid to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Dedication are noticed. This question of the lawyer was probably asked on the occasion of this visit, and the little episode connected with the Bethany family of Lazarus took place at the same period. The "lawyer" is sometimes termed "scribe." There is little difference between these appellations. They were professional teachers and expounders of the Mosaic Law and of the vast complement of traditional sayings which had gathered round it. As the whole life of the people at this period was ruled and guided by the Law, written and traditional, this profession of scribe and lawyer was an important and influential one. Stood up. The Master was evidently teaching in a house or a courtyard of a house. Many were sitting round him. To attract his attention, this lawyer stood up before putting his question to Jesus. This scene, as we have said, took place most likely in or near Jerusalem, not improbably, as the Bethany episode follows, in that suburb of the city, and perhaps in the house of Lazarus. And tempted him; that is to say, tested him and his skill in answering questions out of that Law which then was the rule and guide of daily life in Israel. It is not unlikely that the lawyer hoped to convict the broad and generous Rabbi of some unorthodox statement which would injure his reputation as a Teacher. It was a hard and comprehensive question, this query how eternal life was to be won, and possibly one carefully prepared by the enemies of Jesus, <a href="/commentaries/luke/10-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>One day Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. an τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. expert in the law νομικός (nomikos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3544.htm">Strong's 3544: </a> From nomos; according to law, i.e. Legal; as noun, an expert in the law. stood up ἀνέστη (anestē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. to test ἐκπειράζων (ekpeirazōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> To put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly. Him. αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Teacher,” Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor. he asked, λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “what τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. must I do ποιήσας (poiēsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. to inherit κληρονομήσω (klēronomēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2816.htm">Strong's 2816: </a> To inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire. From kleronomos; to be an heir to. eternal αἰώνιον (aiōnion) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. life?” ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. 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