Luke 10:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law of Moses? How do you read it?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Jesus said to him, What is written in the Law? How do you read it?

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Common English Bible

Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

But he said to him: "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But he said to him: What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Luke 10:26 Cross References

Luke 10:25

Just then a certain teacher of the Law of Moses stood up and [attempted to] test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit [never ending] life?”

Luke 10:27

And the man answered Him, [Deut. 6:5], “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind.” And [Lev. 19:18 says], “[You must love] your neighbor just as [you love] yourself.”

Romans 10:5

For Moses wrote [Lev. 18:5] about a person being made right with God by obeying the requirements of the Law of Moses, that he would gain [never ending] life for doing this.

Romans 3:19

Now we [all] know that everything the law says applies to those who are under [obligation to obey] that law, [Note: Here “the law” appears to refer to the Old Testament Scriptures generally, since Psalms and Isaiah are quoted. See verses 10-18]. This is so that the mouth of every objector may be stopped [i.e., from making excuses for his sin], and thereby bring the entire world under God’s judgment [i.e., both Jews and Gentiles].