Luke 10 · Verse 28

Luke 10:28

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
Luke 10:28, King James Version

Luke 10:28 in other translations

BSB“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
WEBHe said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
ASVAnd he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
YLTAnd he said to him, ‘Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'
DARBYAnd he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.
BBEAnd he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
WebsterAnd he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

What does Luke 10:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. he said, &c.--"Right; This do, and life is thine"--laying such emphasis on "this" as to indicate, without expressing it, where the real difficulty to a sinner lay, and thus nonplussing the questioner himself.

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 28.

(e) "This do" Lev 18:5, Neh 9:29, Eze 20:11,21, Rom 10:6, Gal 3:12

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…

Read the full comment on Luke 10:25-37 →

Luke 10:28 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.

ΕἶπενEipenHe saidG2036
δὲdethenG1161
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846
ὀρθῶςorthōsCorrectlyG3723
ἀπεκρίθης·apekrithēsyou have answered;G611
τοῦτοtoutoThisG3778
ποίειpoieido performG4160
καὶkaiandG2532
ζήσῃ.¶zēsēyou will live.G2198

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Cross references for Luke 10:28

  • Ezekiel 20:11

    And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

  • Leviticus 18:5

    Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.

  • Matthew 19:17

    And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

  • Nehemiah 9:29

    And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

  • Luke 7:43

    Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

  • Ezekiel 20:21

    Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Ezekiel 20:13

    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

  • Galatians 3:12

    And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

  • Romans 10:4

    For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

  • Mark 12:34

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou hast.
7:43; Mr 12:34
this.
Le 18:5; Ne 9:29; Eze 20:11,13,21; Mt 19:17; Ro 3:19; 10:4; Ga 3:12

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Context

  • 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.

  • Luke 10:29

    But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

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Luke 10:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y díjole: Bien has respondido: haz esto, y vivirás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il lui dit: Tu as bien répondu; fais cela, et tu vivras.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er sprach aber zu ihm: Du hast recht geantwortet; tue dies, und du wirst leben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque illi: Recte respondisti: hoc fac, et vives.