Luke 10:28

New International Reader's Version

“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:29

“You warned them so that they would obey your law again. But they became proud. They didn’t obey your commands. They sinned against your rules. You said, ‘Anyone who obeys my rules will live by them.’ But the people didn’t care about that. They turned their backs on you. They became very stubborn. They refused to listen to you.

Proverbs 19:16

Those who keep commandments keep their lives. But those who don’t care how they live will die.

Ezekiel 20:11

I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.

Ezekiel 20:13

“ ‘ “But in the desert the people of Israel refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They turned their backs on my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They totally misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out my great anger on them. I would destroy them in the desert.

Ezekiel 20:21

“ ‘ “But their children refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They were not careful to keep my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in the desert.

Leviticus 18:5

Keep my rules and laws. The one who obeys them will benefit from living by them. I am the Lord.

Matthew 19:17

“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only one who is good. If you want to enter the kingdom, obey the commandments.”

Mark 12:34

Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely. He said to him, “You are not far from God’s kingdom.” From then on, no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions.

Luke 7:43

Simon replied, “I suppose the one who owed the most money.” “You are right,” Jesus said.

Romans 10:4

Christ has fulfilled everything the law was meant to do. So now everyone who believes can be right with God.

Romans 3:19

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.

Romans 7:10

I found that the commandment that was supposed to bring life actually brought death.

Galatians 3:12

The law is not based on faith. In fact, it is just the opposite. It teaches that “the person who does these things will live by them.” (Leviticus 18:5)

Deuteronomy 6:24

The Lord our God commanded us to obey all his rules. He commanded us to honor him. If we do, we will always succeed and be kept alive. That’s what is happening today.