Luke 10:28
Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
In Context
29But the teacher, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
Cross References
Leviticus 18:5Therefore you must keep my decrees and my laws. If a person obeys them, he will live because of them. I am Yahweh.
Ezekiel 20:11Then I gave them my statutes and made my decrees known to them, by which a man will live if he obeys them.
Ezekiel 20:21But their sons and daughters rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes or keep my decrees, by which a man might live if he obeys them. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I determined to pour out my fury upon them to satisfy my wrath against them in the wilderness.
Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that he had given a wise answer, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to the ones who are under the law. This is in order that every mouth may be shut, and the whole world held accountable to God.
Galatians 3:12But the law is not of faith, rather, “The person who does the works of the law must 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 →