Luke 10:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.

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  • Lev 18:5 : 5 So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.
  • Ezek 20:11 : 11 And I gave them my rules and made clear to them my orders, which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him.
  • Matt 19:17 : 17 And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.
  • Neh 9:29 : 29 And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.
  • Gal 3:12 : 12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.
  • Luke 7:43 : 43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:
  • Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.
  • Mark 12:34 : 34 And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.
  • Ezek 20:13 : 13 But the children of Israel would not be controlled by me in the waste land: they were not guided by my rules, and they were turned away from my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said that I would let loose my passion on them in the waste land, and put an end to them.
  • Ezek 20:21 : 21 But the children would not be controlled by me; they were not guided by my rules, and they did not keep and do my orders, which, if a man does them, will be life to him; and they had no respect for my Sabbaths: then I said I would let loose my passion on them to give full effect to my wrath against them in the waste land.

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    25And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

    26And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?

    27And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • Mark 10:17-21
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    17And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

    18And Jesus said to him, Why do you say I am good? no one is good but one, and that is God.

    19You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

    20And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

    21And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

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    29But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

    30And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

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    36Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

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    16And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?

    17And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.

    18He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

    19Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

    20The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?

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    35And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

    36Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

    37And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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    18And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

    19And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.

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    21And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

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    39And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.

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    28And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

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    31The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

    32And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:

    33And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

    34And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.

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    5So keep my rules and my decisions, which, if a man does them, will be life to him: I am the Lord.

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    20Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

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