Luke 10:28

Luke 10:28 Meaning and Explanation

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

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Jesus approves the answer and presses it into life: do this, and you will live.

What Does Luke 10:28 Mean?

The test ends with the tester commended. Jesus affirms that the scholar has read the law truly — life lies along the road of love for God and neighbour, as Leviticus 18:5 had said. Then comes the turn from knowing to doing: this do, and thou shalt live.

The command in the Greek calls for continuing action — keep doing this, as the tenor of a life. Right answers do not yet make a right life; love is a practice before it is a position. The conversation has quietly moved from what shall I do to whether he will do it, and the next verse shows him reaching for an exit.

Luke 10:28 in the Original Language

poiei (ποίει), 'do' -- a present-tense command: keep on doing, as a way of life.

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What does Luke 10:28 mean?

Jesus approves the answer and presses it into life: do this, and you will live.

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