Luke 10:25 - English Majority Text Version 2009

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And then a certain lawyer arose to try (test, tempt) Him, saying, Teacher, what am I to do to inherit everlasting life [that is, to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom]?

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And behold, a certain expert in the law rose up, testing him and saying, "Teacher, what must I do to possess eternal life?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Luke 10:25 Cross References

Mark 10:17

Now as He was going out into the road, one came running up, and having knelt before Him, he asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?"

Mark 10:3

But answering He said to them, "What did Moses command you?"

Mark 12:28

Then one of the scribes came, after he heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, "Which is the first commandment of all?"

Luke 10:24

for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and they did not see [them], and to hear what you hear, and they did not hear."

Luke 10:26

He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read [it]?"

Luke 18:18

Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.

John 8:6

But this they said, testing Him, that they might have an accusation against Him. But Jesus, stooping down, began to write on the ground with His finger, not taking notice.

Galatians 3:18

For if the inheritance [comes] by the law, it is no longer of promise; but God has given it to Abraham by promise.