Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then a doctor of the law stood up to try him, saying, master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Holman Bible
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International Standard Version
Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
A Conservative Version
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?
American Standard Version
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Amplified
And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
An Understandable Version
Just then a certain teacher of the law of Moses stood up and [attempted to] test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit [never ending] life?"
Anderson New Testament
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up to tempt him, and said: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Bible in Basic English
And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
Common New Testament
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Darby Translation
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
Godbey New Testament
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life?
Goodspeed New Testament
Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"
John Wesley New Testament
And behold, a certain scribe stood up, and trying him, said, Master, what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?
Julia Smith Translation
And, behold, a certain skilled in the law stood up, tempting him, and saying, Teacher, what having done shall I inherit eternal life
King James 2000
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"
Modern King James verseion
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, "Master what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?"
Moffatt New Testament
Now a jurist got up to tempt him. "Teacher," he said, "what am I to do to inherit life eternal?"
Montgomery New Testament
Then a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him. "Master," he said "what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
NET Bible
Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
New Heart English Bible
And just then a certain Law scholar stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Noyes New Testament
And lo! a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?
Sawyer New Testament
AND behold, a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! a certain lawyer, arose, putting him to the test, saying - Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit, life age-abiding?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And, behold, a certain doctor of the law arose, to make trial of him, saying, Master, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Just then a Student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do if I am to 'gain Immortal Life'?"
Webster
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Weymouth New Testament
Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"
Williams New Testament
Just then an expert in the law got up to test Him by asking, "Teacher, what shall I do to get possession of eternal life?"
World English Bible
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Worrell New Testament
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, saying, "Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"
Worsley New Testament
And behold, a lawyer stood up to try Him, and said, Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
Youngs Literal Translation
And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'
Themes
Christ » Touched by others » Tried by his enemies
Deception » Instances of » Lawyer
Inheritance » Who shall inherit eternal life
Jesus Christ » History of » Answers » Biblical expert
Law » What is the fulfilling of the law
Lawyer » Test jesus with questions
Select readings » The parable of the good samaritan
Interlinear
Tis
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 10:25
Prayers for Luke 10:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Good Samaritan
24 for I assure you, that many prophets and princes have desired to see what you now behold, but they never saw it; and to hear what you have heard, which they never did. 25 Then a doctor of the law stood up to try him, saying, master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 to whom he answered, how does the law run in that case? what do you find?
Cross References
Luke 18:18
Then a person of distinction ask'd him this question, good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 7:30
but the Pharisees and the doctors of the law rejected the divine offers made to them, refusing to be baptized by John.
Matthew 19:16-19
Immediately one came near him, saying, good master, what good shall I do, to obtain eternal life?
Matthew 22:34-39
but the Pharisees hearing that he had dumb-founded the Sadducees, they met together in council.
Luke 11:45-46
Then a doctor of the law objected to him, saying, master, your discourse is an insult upon us also.
Acts 16:30-31
and bringing them out, he said, sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Galatians 3:18
now if the right to the inheritance be from the law, it is no longer founded upon the promise; altho' God made a donation of it to Abraham by promise.