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Luke 10:26
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a legal expert who stood to test him about inheriting eternal life by returning two direct questions regarding the written Law.
The words — The Greek νόμος (nomos) refers specifically to the Torah, while εἶπεν (eipen) records Jesus’ immediate verbal response to the interrogator.
The thread — This appeal to written Scripture mirrors Isaiah 8:20’s directive to consult the law and testimony, and the expert’s subsequent answer in Luke 10:27 aligns with the Mosaic ethic explicitly quoted in Romans 10:5.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to locate the answer to eternal life within the written Law itself rather than outside it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Cross-references
- Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
- Romans 10:5 For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
- Galatians 3:21 Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
- Romans 3:19 Now 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.
- Romans 4:14 For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
- Galatians 3:12 The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”