Verse 25

And behold, an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, 'Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

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  • Luke 18:18 : 18 A certain ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'
  • Matt 22:34-39 : 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question, 36 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' 37 Jesus replied, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
  • Luke 7:30 : 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.
  • Luke 11:45-46 : 45 One of the experts in the law answered, 'Teacher, by saying these things, you insult us as well.' 46 Jesus replied, 'Woe to you as well, experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves do not touch these burdens with even one finger.'
  • Acts 16:30-31 : 30 Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' 31 They replied, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.'
  • Matt 19:16-19 : 16 Then someone came to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?" 17 Jesus replied, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments." 18 The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
  • Gal 3:18 : 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God gave it to Abraham through a promise.