Luke 10:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ”

• Luke 10:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  A certain lawyer - One who professed to be well skilled in the laws of Moses, and whose business it was to explain them. Stood up - Rose - came forward to address him. Tempted him - Feign...

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• Luke 10:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (8) And, behold, (i) a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (8) Faith does not take away but establishes the doctrine of the law. (i) O...

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• Luke 10:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Greatest Commandment ( Mark 12:28-34 *, Matthew 22:34-40 *), and the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk. only). The inquirer puts his question in a different form, but the meaning is the sa...

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• Luke 10:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  lawyer . doctor or teacher of the Law. and tempted Him . putting Him to the test. Master . Teacher. App-98.

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• Luke 10:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? A certain lawyer - See on Matthew 22:35 (note).

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• Luke 10:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And, behold, a certain lawyer— If the connection with which St. Luke introduces the subsequent transaction implies that it happened immediately after what goes before in the history, it took its ri...

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• Luke 10:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him - `tried,' or 'tested...

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• Luke 10:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Seventy. The Good Samaritan. Martha and Mary 1-16. Choice and mission of the Seventy (peculiar to Lk). Another step in the organisation of the Church. The Seventy receive a subordinate commiss...

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• Luke 10:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up. — On the word “lawyer” and its difference from the more generic “scribe,” see Note on Matthew 22:35 . Here, as there, the “tempting” does not necessarily im...

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• Luke 10:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 19 THE GOOD SAMARITAN. Luke 10:25-37 IT would scarcely have accorded with the traditions of human nature had the teachers of religion looked favorably upon Jesus. Stepping, as He did,...

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• Luke 10:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Man Who Loved His Neighbor Luke 10:25-37 This parable was probably suggested by the journey up to Jerusalem. It may be founded on an actual occurrence. Notice how the Master answered the in...

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• Luke 10:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The mission of the seventy is recorded only by Luke. They went forth, sent by Jesus. They returned glad in the victories they had wrought in His name. He received them, and declared to them the whole...

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• Luke 10:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (25) And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (26) He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? (27) And he...

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• Luke 10:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And behold a certain lawyer stood up ,.... From his seat, having been hearing Christ preach, very likely, in some synagogue; when and where this was, is not certain. The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic...

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• Luke 10:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Ver. 25. See Matthew 22:35 .

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• Luke 10:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And behold, a certain lawyer A doctor of the law; stood up and tempted him Greek, εκπειραζων αυτον, trying him. It seems this lawyer was one of the multitude which attended Jesus when the seven...

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• Luke 10:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE SENDING OF SEVENTY OTHERS (vs.1-16) As we progress in this Gospel, earthly things tend to recede and heaven comes gradually more into view, specially following the transfiguration (ch.9:8-36)...

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• Luke 10:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Who Is Our Neighbour.       25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eterna...

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• Luke 10:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 25-28. These four verses would incline one to think that Luke here records the same piece of history which we met with in Matthew 22:35-40 , and Mark 12:28-34 ; See Poole on " Matthew 22:...

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• Luke 10:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” ' A Scribe approaches Jesus to ‘test Him out'. This may signify an attempt t...

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• Luke 10:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 10:25 . A certain lawyer .—One whose business it was to teach the law. It was probably in Judæa that this conversation was held; as we read ( Luke 10:38 ) that Jesus was on H...

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• Luke 10:25 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Luke 10:25 I. The lawyer knew the answer at the time when he asked the question. He said, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" and all the time the answer was in his own recollection, had he...

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• Luke 10:25 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 10:25-26 . And, behold a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? Th...

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• Luke 10:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 10:1 . The Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two. This was after the twelve had returned, and brought reports of the eager cries of the people for the word of life. Som...

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• Luke 10:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? The lawyer’s question The question of the lawyer is the question of the human heart everywhere. You will find it asked and answered in all the w...

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• Luke 10:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 10:1-42 The mission of the seventy. The Lord ' s words to them of instruction and direction and warning. Luke 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other seve...

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• Luke 10:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And, behold, a certain lawyer stood, up and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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• Luke 10:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 16:30 ; Acts 16:31 ; Galatians 3:18 ; Luke 11:45 ; Luke 11:46 ; Luke 18:18 ; Luke 7:30 ; Matthew 19:16 ; Matthew 22:35

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• Luke 10:25 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Message of the Jericho Road Luke 10:25-37 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. THE MAN WHO MADE HIS BOAST OF THE LAW A certain lawyer tempted Christ, asking Him what he should do to inherit eternal life...

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• Luke 10:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Matthew 22:35 ; Mark 12:28 .

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