Luke 10:28
Jesus said to him, “Yoʋ have answered correctly; do this and yoʋ will live.”
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
In Context
29But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Cross References
Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, he said to him, “Yoʋ are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him questions anymore.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
Galatians 3:12But the law is not based on faith; on the contrary, “ The person who does these things will 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 →