Luke 10:28

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he said to him, `Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 10:28 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 18:5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
  2. Nehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
  3. Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
  4. Ezekiel 20:13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
  5. Ezekiel 20:21But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
  6. Matthew 19:17“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
  7. Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
  8. Luke 7:43“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
  9. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  10. Romans 10:4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
  11. Galatians 3:12The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

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