Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” New Living Translation “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!” English Standard Version And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” Berean Standard Bible “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.” Berean Literal Bible And He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live." King James Bible And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. New King James Version And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” New American Standard Bible And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” NASB 1995 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.” NASB 1977 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS, AND YOU WILL LIVE.” Legacy Standard Bible And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.” Amplified Bible Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS habitually AND YOU WILL LIVE.” Christian Standard Bible “You’ve answered correctly,” he told him. “Do this and you will live.” Holman Christian Standard Bible “You’ve answered correctly,” He told him. “Do this and you will live.” American Standard Version And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. Contemporary English Version Jesus said, "You have given the right answer. If you do this, you will have eternal life." English Revised Version And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus told him, "You're right! Do this, and life will be yours." Good News Translation "You are right," Jesus replied; "do this and you will live." International Standard Version Jesus told him, "You have answered correctly. 'Do this, and you will live.'" Majority Standard Bible ?You have answered correctly,? Jesus said. ?Do this and you will live.? NET Bible Jesus said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live." New Heart English Bible He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live." Webster's Bible Translation And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. Weymouth New Testament "A right answer," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live." World English Bible He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” Berean Literal Bible And He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live." Young's Literal Translation And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.' Smith's Literal Translation And he said to him, Thou hast answered rightly; this do and thou shalt live. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said to him: Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to him: “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.” New American Bible He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” New Revised Standard Version And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleJesus said to him, You said the truth; do this and you shall live. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yeshua said to him, “You have said correctly; do this and you shall live.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe said to him: You have answered correctly; do this, and you shall live. Godbey New Testament And He said to him, Haweis New Testament And he said unto him, Thou hast answered rightly: this do, and thou shalt live. Mace New Testament you have answered well, replied Jesus, do this, and you shall live. Weymouth New Testament "A right answer," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live." Worrell New Testament And He said to him, Worsley New Testament And He said unto him, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Good Samaritan…27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.” 29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”… Cross References Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ... Mark 12:29-31 Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ / The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” Leviticus 18:5 Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. / And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:20-21 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well. Deuteronomy 30:16 For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. Nehemiah 9:29 You 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 turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. Ezekiel 20:11 And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them. Ezekiel 20:13 Yet 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. Ezekiel 20:21 But 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. Matthew 19:17-19 “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.” / “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, / honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’” Treasury of Scripture And he said to him, You have answered right: this do, and you shall live. Thou hast. Luke 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. Mark 12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. this. Leviticus 18:5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. Nehemiah 9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. Ezekiel 20:11,13,21 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them… Jump to Previous Correctly Jesus Live Right RightlyJump to Next Correctly Jesus Live Right RightlyLuke 10 1. Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;13. pronounces a woe against certain cities. 17. The seventy return with joy; 18. he shows them wherein to rejoice, 21. and thanks his Father for his grace; 23. magnifies the happy estate of his church; 25. teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life, 30. and tells the parable of the good Samaritan; 38. reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister. You have answered correctly In this phrase, Jesus acknowledges the accuracy of the lawyer's response. The Greek word for "correctly" is "orthos," which implies not only correctness but also righteousness and uprightness. This acknowledgment by Jesus highlights the importance of understanding and interpreting the Scriptures accurately. It serves as a reminder that knowledge of God's Word is foundational to living a life that pleases Him. The historical context here is significant, as Jesus often engaged with religious leaders who prided themselves on their knowledge of the law. By affirming the lawyer's answer, Jesus emphasizes that intellectual understanding is a step toward spiritual truth. Jesus said Do this and you will live Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “You have answeredἀπεκρίθης (apekrithēs) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. correctly,” Ὀρθῶς (Orthōs) Adverb Strong's 3723: Rightly. Adverb from orthos; in a straight manner, i.e. correctly. [Jesus] said. Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Do ποίει (poiei) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. this τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you will live.” ζήσῃ (zēsē) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. 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