Luke 10 · Verse 27

Luke 10:27

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 10:27, King James Version

Luke 10:27 in other translations

BSBHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
WEBHe answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
ASVAnd he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
YLTAnd he answering said, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'
DARBYBut he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.
BBEAnd he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
WebsterAnd he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

What does Luke 10:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Thou shalt, &c.--the answer Christ Himself gave to another lawyer. (See on Mr 12:29-33).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verses 27-28. Mt 22:37; Mt 22:38; Mt 22:39; Mt 22:40.

Verse 27.

(c) "Thou shalt love" De 6:5 (d) "thy neighbour as" Lev 19:18

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Thou shalt love the Lord - See this important subject explained at large, on Mat 22:37-40 (note). Thy neighbor as thyself - See the nature of self-love explained, on Mat 19:19 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 10:25-37

If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace. But the proud heart of man strives hard against these convictions. Christ gave an instance of a poor Jew in distress, relieved by a good Samaritan. This poor man fell among thieves…

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Luke 10:27 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὉHo<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611
εἶπεν·eipenhe said;G2036
ἀγαπήσειςagapēseis'You will loveG25
κύριονkurion[the] LordG2962
τὸνtontheG3588
θεόνtheonGodG2316
σουsouof youG4771
ἐξexwithG1537
ὅληςholēsallG3650
τῆςtēstheG3588
καρδίαςkardiasheartG2588
σουsouof youG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐνenwithG1722
ὅλῃholēallG3650
τῇtēatheG3588
ψυχῇpsuchēasoulG5590
σουsouof youG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐνenwithG1722
ὅλῃholēallG3650
τῇtēatheG3588
ἰσχύϊischuistrengthG2479
σουsouof youG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐνenwithG1722
ὅλῃholēallG3650
τῇtēatheG3588
διανοίᾳdianoiamindG1271
σου,souof you’,G4771
καὶkaiandG2532
τὸνtonTheG3588
πλησίονplēsionneighbourG4139
σουsouof youG4771
ὡςhōsasG5613
σεαυτόν.¶seautonyourself.’G4771

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Cross references for Luke 10:27

  • Mark 12:30-31

    And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

  • Matthew 22:37-40

    Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

  • Deuteronomy 6:5

    And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

  • Romans 13:9

    For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Leviticus 19:18

    Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 30:6

    And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

  • James 2:8

    If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

  • Deuteronomy 10:12

    And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

  • Mark 12:33-34

    And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

  • 1 John 3:18

    My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  • Hebrews 8:10

    For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

  • Galatians 5:13

    For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

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Thou.
De 6:5; 10:12; 30:6; Mt 22:37-40; Mr 12:30,31,33,34; Heb 8:10
and thy.
Le 19:18; Mt 19:19; Ro 13:9; Ga 5:13; Jas 2:8; 1Jo 3:18

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Context

  • Luke 10:26

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

  • Luke 10:27

    And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Luke 10:28

    And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

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Luke 10:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él respondiendo, dijo: Amarás al Señor tu Dios de todo tu corazón, y de toda tu alma, y de todas tus fuerzas, y de todo tu entendimiento; y á tu prójimo como á ti mismo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et répondant, il dit: « Tu aimeras le ✶Seigneur ton Dieu de tout ton cœur, et de toute ton âme, et de toute ta force, et de toute ta pensée »; « et ton prochain comme toi-même ».
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber antwortete und sprach: "Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben aus deinem ganzen Herzen und mit deiner ganzen Seele und mit deiner ganzen Kraft und mit deinem ganzen Verstande, und deinen Nächsten wie dich selbst".
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ille respondens dixit: Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo, et ex tota anima tua, et ex omnibus virtutibus tuis, et ex omni mente tua: et proximum tuum sicut teipsum.