LUKE 10:28

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Luke 10:28 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
he said εἶπεν To speak or say (by word or writing) said
unto him, αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto him
Thou hast answered ἀπεκρίθης· To conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare H6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected) answered
right: Ὀρθῶς In a straight manner, i.e., (figuratively) correctly (also morally) right
this τοῦτο That thing this
do, ποίει To make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) do
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
thou shalt live. ζήσῃ To live (literally or figuratively) live

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  • 26  He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

  • 27  And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

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

  • 29  But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

  • 30  And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.




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