Luke

Luke 10:28–29

²⁸“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”

²⁹But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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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

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
wanting	θέλων	thelōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to justify	δικαιῶσαι	dikaiōsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
he asked	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
neighbor	πλησίον	plēsion	Adverb	G4139 near, nearby, a neighbor

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Luke 10:29 Luke 16:15 · Luke 18:9–11 · Matthew 5:43–44 · Leviticus 19:34 · Galatians 3:11 · Romans 10:3 · Luke 10:36 · Romans 4:2 · James 2:24 · Job 32:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.