Luke 10:25

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, trying Him, and saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit continuous life?”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

24for I say to you that many prophets and kings wished to see what you perceive, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.”

26And He said to him, “In the Law what has been written? How do you read [it]?”

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Cross References

Matthew 22:34and the Pharisees, having heard that He silenced the Sadducees, were gathered together to Him;

Luke 7:30but the Pharisees and the lawyers put away the counsel of God for themselves, having not been immersed by him.

Luke 18:18And a certain ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what having done—will I inherit continuous life?”

Galatians 3:18for if the inheritance [is] by law, [it is] no longer by promise, but God granted [it] to Abraham through promise.

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:18-25

The Success of the Seventy. 17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. 21 In that hour… Read the whole commentary →

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