Luke 10:28
And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you shall live.”
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
In Context
29But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Cross References
Mark 12:34Now when Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared any longer to question Him. 1 The Question about David's Son
Romans 3:19Now we know that as many things as the law says, it speaks to those under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be held accountable to God.
Galatians 3:12But the law is not of faith, but “ the man who does them shall live by them.”
Matthew Henry on Luke 10:26-38
Who Is Our Neighbour. 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. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto… Read the whole commentary →