As he was setting out on the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 10:25 - The Text-Critical English New Testament And behold, a lawyer stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
As he was setting out on the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Now one of the scribes came up and heard them debating, and when he realized that Jesus had answered them well, he asked him, “Which is the most important commandment of all?”
For I tell you that many prophets and kings wished to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.”
Then a certain ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
(They said this to test him, so that they might have something to accuse him of.) But Jesus stooped down and wrote with his finger on the ground, taking no notice.
For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by the promise; but God granted it to Abraham by a promise.