Luke
Luke 10:25–28
25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
27He 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’c and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’d”
28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Luke 10:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| an | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| expert in the law | νομικός | nomikos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3544 about law, one learned in the Law |
| stood up | ἀνέστη | anestē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G450 I raise up, set up, rise from |
| to test | ἐκπειράζων | ekpeirazōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1598 I put to the test, make trial of, tempt |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Teacher | Διδάσκαλε | Didaskale | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G1320 a teacher |
| he asked | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| must I do | ποιήσας | poiēsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| to inherit | κληρονομήσω | klēronomēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2816 I inherit, obtain |
| eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
Luke 10:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| is written | γέγραπται | gegraptai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| in | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| replied | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| How | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| do you read | ἀναγινώσκεις | anaginōskeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G314 I read |
Luke 10:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He answered | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Love | Ἀγαπήσεις | Agapēseis | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| Lord | Κύριον | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| God | Θεόν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| with | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| all | ὅλης | holēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| heart | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | ὅλῃ | holē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| soul | ψυχῇ | psychē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | ὅλῃ | holē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| strength | ἰσχύϊ | ischui | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2479 strength, power |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | ὅλῃ | holē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| mind | διανοίᾳ | dianoia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1271 understanding, intellect, mind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| neighbor | πλησίον | plēsion | Adverb | G4139 near, nearby, a neighbor |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| yourself | σεαυτόν | seauton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular | G4572 of yourself |
Luke 10:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have answered | ἀπεκρίθης | apekrithēs | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| correctly | Ὀρθῶς | Orthōs | Adverb | G3723 rightly |
| said | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Do | ποίει | poiei | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you will live | ζήσῃ | zēsē | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 10:25 Matthew 22:34–39 · Luke 18:18 · Acts 16:30–31 · Matthew 19:16–19 · Galatians 3:18
Luke 10:26 Romans 10:5 · Isaiah 8:20 · Galatians 3:21–22
Luke 10:27 Mark 12:30–31 · Matthew 22:37–40 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · Romans 13:9 · Leviticus 19:18 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · James 2:8 · Deuteronomy 10:12 · Mark 12:33–34 · 1 John 3:18 · Hebrews 8:10 · Galatians 5:13
Luke 10:28 Ezekiel 20:11 · Leviticus 18:5 · Matthew 19:17 · Nehemiah 9:29 · Ezekiel 20:21 · Romans 3:19 · Galatians 3:12 · Ezekiel 20:13 · Luke 7:43
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.