Luke 10:25 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁵ And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ 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)

²⁵ 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

²⁵ A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ 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

²⁵ 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

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Mark 10:3

He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”

Mark 12:28

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?”

Luke 10:24

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

Luke 10:26

He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?”

Luke 18:18

And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 7:30

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

John 8:6

This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.

Galatians 3:18

For if the inheritance is by the law, it is no longer by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.