Luke 10:25

THE MESSAGE

Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. "Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

King James Version (1611)
And behold, a certaine Lawyer stood vp, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I doe to inherite eternall life? He said vnto him,

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

English Standard Version
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

New American Standard Bible
And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Century Version
Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?"

Amplified Bible
And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Legacy Standard Bible
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?"

Berean Standard Bible
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Contemporary English Version
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?"

Complete Jewish Bible
An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap him by asking, "Rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?"

Darby Translation
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?

Easy-to-Read Version
Then an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. He said, "Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then beholde, a certaine Lawyer stoode vp, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I doe, to inherite eternall life?

George Lamsa Translation
And behold, a scribe stood up to test him, and he said, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Good News Translation
A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"

Lexham English Bible
And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

Literal Translation
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, testing Him and saying, Teacher, What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

American Standard Version
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Bible in Basic English
And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

Hebrew Names Version
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
AND, behold, a certain Sophra stood up to try him, saying, Malphona, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?

Murdock Translation
And behold, a Scribe stood up to try him, and said: Teacher, what must I do, to inherit eternal life?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And beholde, a certaine lawyer stoode vp, and tempted him, saying: Maister, what shall I do to inherite eternal lyfe? He sayde vnto hym:

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

World English Bible
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what will I do to inherit eternal life?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And behold, a certain scribe stood up, and trying him, said, Master, what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?

Weymouth's New Testament
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?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And lo! a wise man of the lawe ros vp, temptynge hym, and seiynge, Maister, what thing schal Y do to haue euerlastynge lijf?

Update Bible Version
And look, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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

New English Translation
Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

New King James Version
Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34">[xr] And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Living Translation
One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?"

New Life Bible
A man stood up who knew the Law and tried to trap Jesus. He said, "Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?"

New Revised Standard
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And lo! a certain lawyer, arose, putting him to the test, saying - Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit, life age-abiding?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?

Revised Standard Version
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And beholde a certayne Lawere stode vp and tempted him sayinge: Master what shall I do to inheret eternall life?

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And beholde, there stode vp a scrybe and tempted him, and sayde: Master, what must I do, to inheret euerlastinge life?

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then a doctor of the law stood up to try him, saying, master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Simplified Cowboy Version
One day, a religious expert tried to test Jesus with this question, "Boss, what'll I have to do to live forever?"

Contextual Overview

²⁵ Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. "Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?" ²⁶ He answered, "What's written in God's Law? How do you interpret it?" ²⁷ He said, "That you love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself." ²⁸ "Good answer!" said Jesus. "Do it and you'll live." ²⁹ Looking for a loophole, he asked, "And just how would you define ‘neighbor'?" ³⁰Jesus answered by telling a story. "There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also avoided the injured man. ³³"A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw the man's condition, his heart went out to him. He gave him first aid, disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him onto his donkey, led him to an inn, and made him comfortable. In the morning he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take good care of him. If it costs any more, put it on my bill—I'll pay you on my way back.' ³⁶ "What do you think? Which of the three became a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?" ³⁷ "The one who treated him kindly," the religion scholar responded. Jesus said, "Go and do the same."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a certain: Luke 7:30, Luke 11:45, Luke 11:46, Matthew 22:35

Master: Luke 18:18, Matthew 19:16, Acts 16:30, Acts 16:31

to: Galatians 3:18

Reciprocal: Micah 6:6 - Wherewith Malachi 4:4 - the law Matthew 16:1 - tempting Matthew 22:18 - Why Mark 8:11 - tempting Mark 10:3 - What Luke 12:17 - What John 5:39 - ye think John 6:28 - What John 8:6 - tempting Acts 13:39 - from which Romans 2:13 - but the Romans 7:9 - For I Galatians 2:16 - that Galatians 3:12 - The man Philippians 3:9 - which is of the Titus 3:13 - the lawyer 1 Peter 3:9 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 10:21
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.

Genesis 10:32
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah as they developed into nations. From them nations developed all across the Earth after the flood.

Deuteronomy 32:8
When the High God gave the nations their stake, gave them their place on Earth, He put each of the peoples within boundaries under the care of divine guardians. But God himself took charge of his people, took Jacob on as his personal concern.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And behold a certain lawyer stood up,.... From his seat, having been hearing Christ preach, very likely, in some synagogue; when and where this was, is not certain. The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions call this man a Scribe; and a lawyer and a Scribe were the same, as appears from Matthew 22:35 compared with Mark 12:28

and tempted him; or tried him whether he understood the law, or whether he would say any thing contrary to it, and see if he could gain any advantage against him, and expose him, and get credit and applause to himself:

saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? the same question as was put by the young ruler in Mark 10:17 for they were both of the same complexion, and upon the same foundation, seeking eternal life by their own works: Mark 10:17- :

he said unto him; that is, Jesus, as all the Oriental versions express it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A certain lawyer - One who professed to be well skilled in the laws of Moses, and whose business it was to explain them.

Stood up - Rose - came forward to address him.

Tempted him - Feigned a desire to be instructed, but did it to perplex him, or to lead him, if possible, to contradict some of the maxims of the law.

Inherit eternal life - Be saved. This was the common inquiry among the Jews. “They” had said that man must keep the commandments - the written and oral law.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. A certain lawyer — Matthew 24:35; Matthew 24:35.